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Let's hope the attempt to inject emotion into the hi-tech world of Britain's greatest secret agent was just a fad of the 90s. Forgivable in "GoldenEye" where reinvention of the myth was essential, and acceptable in "Tomorrow Never Dies" as a continuation thereof, in 1999's offering, "The World is Not Enough", it constitutes a serious flaw.
Maintaining this approach renders Bond sadder with every film as his previously indifferent flings now resemble failed relationships. But the makers want to have their cake and eat it: lots of extraordinary women and a hero who's sensitive to their needs. We all know, however, that he simply can't afford to care.
That said, the 19th outing has all the makings of a classic Bond film plus a more original plot than usual. When oil magnate Robert King is blown to pieces inside MI6 headquarters Bond is sent to protect his daughter Elektra, and uncover the fiend responsible for what must have been an inside job. He finds instead an ingenious plan to take over the world's oil supply masterminded by a vengeful anarchist named Renard.
Carlyle is fun to watch as said villain, dying slowly and immune to pain. Marceau and Richards would have been more interesting had their roles been reversed, but the latter's Dr Christmas Jones, nuclear scientist, is one of the film's better jokes. Better, for example, than Q's surprise replacement which spoils Llewelyn's otherwise poignant farewell. He died soon after the film was completed.
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