A -{ B I G }- Screen Mini Review; Film Seen Sept. 30, '21.
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Q : "Can I just have one nice evening please, before the world explodes". { Said to 'James Bond' and 'Miss Moneypenny', at Q's London residence. This was taken from an -Official- preview for "No Time To Die", ( to be referred to as "NT2D" in this review ), & is -By No Means- , 'A Spoiler' }.
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1. " The Overall Calibre Of Acting Here, Given That This -{ Is }- , At The End Of The Day, A 'Blockbuster Popcorn Flick', Is Well & Truly -{ BREATHTAKING }- ". . . . Spearheading the Dazzling 💎 array of world-class acting talent that is on full display in NT2D are the following three "Absolute" cinematic icons. { A } Hollywood veteran Léa Seydoux ...arguably best known for 'Blue Is The Warmest Colour' ; 'Ghost Protocol' ; & 'Spectre'... who plays the deeply damaged, yet independent, & ravishing Lovely psychotherapist, 'Madeleine Swann'. She renders a delicate -and impassioned- performance, that is nothing short of " Mesmerizing ". { B } Rami Malik, a.k.a 'Lyutsifer Safin', the movie's PRIMARY -of two- "Classic" Megalomaniacal Bond-Villains. On account of the character's having been ( Very ) badly scarred as a vulnerable, young child ; Rami succeeds handily in providing the most "Idiosyncratically" -{ Delectabe }- Portrayal of the 'never before seen' baddie, that you could ever possibly hope to see. { C } 'The-Man-Of-The-Hour' himself of course, Daniel Craig, who -Did- actually catch me somewhat off guard . . . Managing to completely 'Wow', with -{ Both }- his utterly stupendous 'Physical' performance . . . -{ And }- " His Genuinely Superb Dramatic, & - EMOTIONAL 🌠 - Delivery ".
2. " Cary . . . . . . . . . Who ? " : You could -Very- easily be forgiven for -Never- having heard of Cary Joji Fukunaga, the { formerly } -relatively- unknown, yet { " Multigifted " } Actor ; Producer ; Writer ; Cinematographer ; Director , who, in the September of 2018 was officially -and publicly- awarded the globally "Mega-Coveted" job of not only -Directing- NT2D, but of co writing its whole script & screenplay, -As Well- . The reason I say mega-coveted is due to the 'Particularly' high profile nature of -This- specific cinematic venture. Not only is it Eon Productions' "Grand 25th" Bond offering ; but it is -Also- Daniel Craig's unequivocal " GRAND FINALÉ " outing as the universally -Adored- superspy ; ( based on -Widely- known statements made by the actor, himself ). And it's no wonder, frankly, that Mr. Fukunaga was given such a totally 'Goliath Project', given the fact that only the very -{ Second }- complete picture that he ( ever ) Directed, executive produced -And- co wrote { 'Victoria Para Chino' or 'Victory For Chino' ; 13 minutes ; 2004 ; New York University ; Student-movie } . . . Went on to not only win the 'Best Student Narrative Short' -{ OSCAR AWARD 🏆 }- for the year 2005 . . . But -also- pretty much " Sweep The Deck -Clean- " . . . . by winning "A Whopping" 4 of the 5 -other- ( Major ) awards that the said 'Short' was nominated for, in that very same year.
3. " Final Analysis " : Every now and then, along comes a film with the capacity to altogether, and " Most Unexpectedly . . . . -{ M O V E }- the viewer, ( me, as well as my family, in this instance ), To Their Very Core ". A Deep & Heartfelt -{ Thank You }- is in order to you, Cary Joji Fukunaga, to your 'viscerally beautiful' movie's Entire -{ Ensemble }- Cast, your uber talented crew ; and most of all to your leading-man, DANIEL CRAIG 🙏 💜 ; for so successfully having enthralled us to "this" degree. -{ Yes }- , I shan't deny that I would have loved to see a -{ Lot }- more screen time given to -both- 'The Completely Tantalizing Ana de Armas', -as well- as the 'Ever-Endearing Jeffrey Wright' { 'Paloma' & 'Felix Leiter', respectively } . . . But hey, I am -No Less- grateful for the undeniably mind blowing experience that I just had. " A Full Blown, Unabashed 25 Marks Out Of 10 " ; And -{ Yes }- , My Word Is Indeed . . . " -{ MY BOND }- " 😉 .
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Q : "Can I just have one nice evening please, before the world explodes". { Said to 'James Bond' and 'Miss Moneypenny', at Q's London residence. This was taken from an -Official- preview for "No Time To Die", ( to be referred to as "NT2D" in this review ), & is -By No Means- , 'A Spoiler' }.
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1. " The Overall Calibre Of Acting Here, Given That This -{ Is }- , At The End Of The Day, A 'Blockbuster Popcorn Flick', Is Well & Truly -{ BREATHTAKING }- ". . . . Spearheading the Dazzling 💎 array of world-class acting talent that is on full display in NT2D are the following three "Absolute" cinematic icons. { A } Hollywood veteran Léa Seydoux ...arguably best known for 'Blue Is The Warmest Colour' ; 'Ghost Protocol' ; & 'Spectre'... who plays the deeply damaged, yet independent, & ravishing Lovely psychotherapist, 'Madeleine Swann'. She renders a delicate -and impassioned- performance, that is nothing short of " Mesmerizing ". { B } Rami Malik, a.k.a 'Lyutsifer Safin', the movie's PRIMARY -of two- "Classic" Megalomaniacal Bond-Villains. On account of the character's having been ( Very ) badly scarred as a vulnerable, young child ; Rami succeeds handily in providing the most "Idiosyncratically" -{ Delectabe }- Portrayal of the 'never before seen' baddie, that you could ever possibly hope to see. { C } 'The-Man-Of-The-Hour' himself of course, Daniel Craig, who -Did- actually catch me somewhat off guard . . . Managing to completely 'Wow', with -{ Both }- his utterly stupendous 'Physical' performance . . . -{ And }- " His Genuinely Superb Dramatic, & - EMOTIONAL 🌠 - Delivery ".
2. " Cary . . . . . . . . . Who ? " : You could -Very- easily be forgiven for -Never- having heard of Cary Joji Fukunaga, the { formerly } -relatively- unknown, yet { " Multigifted " } Actor ; Producer ; Writer ; Cinematographer ; Director , who, in the September of 2018 was officially -and publicly- awarded the globally "Mega-Coveted" job of not only -Directing- NT2D, but of co writing its whole script & screenplay, -As Well- . The reason I say mega-coveted is due to the 'Particularly' high profile nature of -This- specific cinematic venture. Not only is it Eon Productions' "Grand 25th" Bond offering ; but it is -Also- Daniel Craig's unequivocal " GRAND FINALÉ " outing as the universally -Adored- superspy ; ( based on -Widely- known statements made by the actor, himself ). And it's no wonder, frankly, that Mr. Fukunaga was given such a totally 'Goliath Project', given the fact that only the very -{ Second }- complete picture that he ( ever ) Directed, executive produced -And- co wrote { 'Victoria Para Chino' or 'Victory For Chino' ; 13 minutes ; 2004 ; New York University ; Student-movie } . . . Went on to not only win the 'Best Student Narrative Short' -{ OSCAR AWARD 🏆 }- for the year 2005 . . . But -also- pretty much " Sweep The Deck -Clean- " . . . . by winning "A Whopping" 4 of the 5 -other- ( Major ) awards that the said 'Short' was nominated for, in that very same year.
3. " Final Analysis " : Every now and then, along comes a film with the capacity to altogether, and " Most Unexpectedly . . . . -{ M O V E }- the viewer, ( me, as well as my family, in this instance ), To Their Very Core ". A Deep & Heartfelt -{ Thank You }- is in order to you, Cary Joji Fukunaga, to your 'viscerally beautiful' movie's Entire -{ Ensemble }- Cast, your uber talented crew ; and most of all to your leading-man, DANIEL CRAIG 🙏 💜 ; for so successfully having enthralled us to "this" degree. -{ Yes }- , I shan't deny that I would have loved to see a -{ Lot }- more screen time given to -both- 'The Completely Tantalizing Ana de Armas', -as well- as the 'Ever-Endearing Jeffrey Wright' { 'Paloma' & 'Felix Leiter', respectively } . . . But hey, I am -No Less- grateful for the undeniably mind blowing experience that I just had. " A Full Blown, Unabashed 25 Marks Out Of 10 " ; And -{ Yes }- , My Word Is Indeed . . . " -{ MY BOND }- " 😉 .