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There’s definitely something strangely appealing about James Bond. He’s smooth and handsome and witty. He can get himself out of the tightest jams. He has really cool gadgets. And he’s a total womanizer (what girl doesn’t love that?). No matter how many Bond movies come out, many of us just keep going back for a little more unrealistic action and adventure — and we love every minute of it.
But I found Die Another Day to be a bit painful. The story was pretty standard for a Bond film. Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is sent to save the world from an evil villain (this time a North Korean militant who’s been genetically transformed after he fakes his death and comes back as a suave diamond miner) who is out to take over the planet (using a giant, complicated Earth-orbiting thingamajig). And there are, of course, women. There are always beautiful women. Halle Berry plays Jinx — a mysterious woman who seems to be searching for the same information as Bond. And Rosamund Pike plays Miranda Frost, a cold-hearted fellow agent who’s been working undercover as the evil genius’ assistant.
The story wasn’t all that bad. Unrealistic, of course, but that’s what makes Bond Bond. But the writing was somewhat painful. You see, back in Bond’s glory days, he was known for his smooth, dry, witty one-liners. But Die Another Day seemed to become a big string of one relatively pointless one-liner after another. They crossed the line from witty to cheesy and overdone. And Halle Berry’s performance didn’t help. Gorgeous, yes — but Halle just couldn’t make the bad one-liners any less cheesy. By the end, my eyes hurt because I’d been rolling them so much.
If you’re a Bond fan, well, Bond is Bond. If you haven’t seen Die Another Day yet, I’m sure you will no matter what I think. But if you’re a casual Bond viewer, stick with the classic Bond instead.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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