Rendez-voused with Stuart at 'The Foundry'. I had a pint of Guinness which I was to regret later. About halfway through the film I thought I'll just hang on now, it's too much hassle to go out to the toilets, besides something else is bound to happen soon? . That is something else after the opening chase we've all come to expect. This free running scene represented part of the continuing update of the Bond genre.
However Bond and MI6 studiously avoided any contact with characters that could be mistaken for being Arabic. Bond also stayed well clear of any of the worlds hot spots, sub-saharan Africa being a safer bet. There was one chap who unwittingly became a suicide bomber but that wasn't his intention, although to be fair he did press a button and blow himself up. Overall there just wasn't enough explosions for my money, of any description. Bond is supposed to be more real as a character but ends up on another planet as far as present day international terrorism goes.
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The David Niven version of the same title left much to be desired too. At least it was good for a few laughs.
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