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John T. You can tell there was more budget with this film after the success of Dr. No. Although I’ll say the plot is a tad more convoluted. Nonetheless, the final twists helps this land. This feels like the real first entry of James Bond and has all the tropes that we see in future spy films. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/04/25 Full Review Wayne K Bond’s second outing, with double the budget and something like quadruple the villains, From Russia With Love has a similar feeling to Dr. No, in that it’s less focused on exciting action scenes and blowout gunfights and more on political intrigue, subtle spy games and colourful characters in outlandish situations. My favourite of them was Kerim Bey, a man with more sons than tailor-made suits, a friendly companion and someone I genuinely wanted to survive the journey. It can be very hard to follow where the plot is going, but that might be the point, since staying undercover and living a second life is massively confusing, so it’s giving you a taste of what it’s like to have been in a situation like this, and a time period like this. Connery was a bit shaky in the previous film, but it feels like he’s very much grown into the role. Robert Shaw makes for a great stoic antagonist, managing to be both charming and intimidating, and some of his best moments are when he’s threatening Bond while barely batting an eye. In some ways it’s on the same level as Dr. No, and in others it exceeds it. Goldfinger was next, and we all know how that turned out, but From Russia With Love is a great stepping stone on the way to making Bond the cinematic icon that he would become. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review Garry A It was a little hit or miss for me bit it's a solid installment in the series. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Rob W Connery had such a furry chest, it practically acted as a bulletproof shield. 🦍 Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/25 Full Review Tim S “From Russia with love” the second James Bond Movie is the direct sequel to “Dr No” and notably much higher in production value than its predecessor. Sean Connery returns as James Bond 007, the secret agent with a license to kill, being hunted down by SPECTRE after killing Dr. No in the first movie. With the introduction of Q ( Desmond Llewelyn ) and an ensemble of villains including Rosa Klebb ,( Lotte Lena ) Blofeld and Morzeny ( Walter Gotell ) , the franchise was clearly establishing itself for longevity.  With some definite influences from The Hitchcock movie “North by Northwest,” “From Russia with Love” cleverly twists and turns building tension until a rather memorable brutal fight scene with Donald ‘Red’ Grant ( Robert Shaw ) on the Orient Express.  “From Russia with Love” is dark, gritty and complex with very strong performances from all main cast and the first James Bond movie score from John Barry. After Dr. No established the character of James Bond ,  “From Russia With Love” definitely lifted the bar to create a wonderful entry into the franchise. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/25 Full Review Mike B. One of the best of the classic Bond. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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