Colorful scenery, luxurious shots, epic action sequences, all check. Restrained humor, inspirational and fun watch, double check. Plus modern Criag Bond continuity, with some vulnerabilities of the main agent. The villain (terrible Rami Malek) and a healthy dose of British anti-Russian sentiment are on the side of nonsensical, but Bond movies should not be taken too seriously anyway. The death of Bond is akin to Moriarty vs Sherlock, sans charismatic villain (Malek is by far the weakest link), but viewers are warned, Bond will be back in another moneymaking reincarnation. Mindless fun with plenty of cool elements to keep you entertained, that you will get. Expect more (movie making sense), and you might be disappointed. The plot is actually based on a real British bio-weapons research DNA selective agent concept, and that is a bit scary, especially due to ongoing pandemic that filming pre-dates. Still, the high budget shows and this is one solidly entertaining piece of escapism.
Review of No Time to Die
