This is not a James Bond film. It isn't even remotely Fleming-inspired, either. This is a typical action film that could have starred Ah-nold or Bruce Willis. There's no style or color to seperate this film from the rest of the "action pack". And aside from the way in which the plot develops, once it is in gear it is a cookie-cutter plot with cookie-cutter action.
Dalton had a great Bond in The Living Daylights. Where did it go? Here he is an unpleasant person - why would either of the Bond girls in this film WANT to be anywhere near him? He's a depressing, dark bore. He lost his charm, his charisma.
The hardcore Dalton fans would say, "He's supposed to be brooding - his friend Felix is maimed, etc etc etc." This is true, but Bond becomes too much of an anti-hero archtype, one with which the audience can no longer identify.
The villian is minor, too. I mean, ultimately who cares if Bond thwarts his plot or not? It would have no affect on 99% of people's lives.
All said and done, Dalton made one of the best and one of the worst Bond movies. Unfortunately, if converted to present value dollars, BOTH films were failures at the box office. They're 2 of the 3 lowest grossing Bond films of all time (Licence To Kill is the lowest grossing Bond movie ever). A shame, as Dalton would have done well in a good movie and good script - like Goldeneye.
Dalton had a great Bond in The Living Daylights. Where did it go? Here he is an unpleasant person - why would either of the Bond girls in this film WANT to be anywhere near him? He's a depressing, dark bore. He lost his charm, his charisma.
The hardcore Dalton fans would say, "He's supposed to be brooding - his friend Felix is maimed, etc etc etc." This is true, but Bond becomes too much of an anti-hero archtype, one with which the audience can no longer identify.
The villian is minor, too. I mean, ultimately who cares if Bond thwarts his plot or not? It would have no affect on 99% of people's lives.
All said and done, Dalton made one of the best and one of the worst Bond movies. Unfortunately, if converted to present value dollars, BOTH films were failures at the box office. They're 2 of the 3 lowest grossing Bond films of all time (Licence To Kill is the lowest grossing Bond movie ever). A shame, as Dalton would have done well in a good movie and good script - like Goldeneye.