Dalton IS the Bond of the books, as opposed to male model Brosnan in Goldeye (although he has filled out and is weathering nicely) The last Bond film not to refer to itself as part of the BOND FRANCHISE...it used to be a 'series of films', the Brosnan Bonds are now tie-ins with the product placement items~ cars, albums, DVD's, scratchcards, razors, posters etc: Licence to Kill has the best villain since Goldfinger, Sanchez has some wonderful lines, and the two Bond women are contrasting and a relief from the self-concious smirking of Halle Berry in Dire Another Day. In the film, as in the 1960's films, Bond is just believable not just a fashion plate close up for stuntmen.
Review of Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill
(1989)
Almost as gritty as the books, tears, fear and blood from Bond.d
21 November 2002