No Time To Die

I was looking forward to an action-packed film with lots of chases and gadgets but sadly this wasn’t the case. It was a film which suited Craig’s character and concluded this franchise, but it lacked the fast pace of earlier events and you had to keep some of the previous films in mind to keep up with the story. But you have to wonder if it’s worth opening diplomatic relations with someone who’s successfully destroyed a terrorist organisation in one fell swoop rather than trusting in another organisation. The writers have also broken an unwritten rule in a tale of self-sacrifice and heroism which has arrived much too late for this individual character together with a team which had an opportunity for preservation if they chose to face the consequences rather than complete the mission in hand. The conclusion is quite swift and there’s not even a funeral (though we can imagine it as it already took place in Skyfall). Of course, they can integrate any character into OO7 (and annoyingly, they did), but there’s only one Mr. Bond. The only way forward is to re-boot the entire franchise. At least they’ll have the opportunity to start again with a younger James.