
No Time to Die2021
Dec 25, 2021 · imported from Letterboxd
I will start with the negative and it’s big for me. They compromised on so many special and X factor elements of “The best bond film” to give a proper send off to Daniel Craig in the climax. No creativity in action set pieces, humor not landing properly and also not suiting James Bond at times. Literally I couldn’t get even one memorable action set pieces in this film which breaks my heart. It was actually very basic action film that is so unlike the other greats - sky fall and Casino royale. There was finesse in everything, there was a writing that took its own time in building things up. There was a style that was fresh. It never succumbed to the generic elements of commercial action film that we get all the time. Sadly No time to die just doesn’t do any of these that well. By making it too personal, writers forgot the only thing that made Bond movies that I mentioned special, which is the solid EXECUTION and writing. Of course the only positive gotta be the emotional send off but still that doesn’t make me forget that this was seriously not the best send off Daniel Craig deserved. He deserved a far better film, writing and some solid creativity in execution. In the end No time to die is just satisfying if not memorable for me.