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Never Say Never Again

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An aging James Bond (Sean Connery) makes an uncharacteristic mistake during a routine training mission, leading M (Edward Fox) to believe that the legendary British Intelligence spy is now past his prime. M indefinitely suspends Bond from active duty. However, when SPECTRE member Fatima Bush (Barbara Carrera) and her fellow terrorists successfully steal two nuclear missiles from the U.S. military, M must reinstate Bond, as he is the only agent who can beat SPECTRE at their own game of espionage.
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While the rehashed story feels rather uninspired and unnecessary, the return of both Sean Connery and a more understated Bond make Never Say Never Again a watchable retread.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post 09/09/2015
Never Say Never Again is the best acted Bond picture ever made, because it clearly surpasses any predecessors in the area of inventive and clever character delineation. Go to Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times 10/23/2012
In Never Say Never Again, the formula is broadened to accommodate an older, seasoned man of much greater stature, and Mr. Connery expertly fills the bill. Go to Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine 10/13/2008
3/5
[Connery] does at least handle the whole charade, a retread of Thunderball, with a pleasing sense of irony as he reacquaints himself with old adversary Blofeld (Von Sydow) and thwarts SPECTRE's plans. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ButteredPopcorn 08/28/2022
C+
Where Never Say Never Again doesn't come close to what it could have been with the talent and ideas present, it also is far from terrible. Go to Full Review Richard Holliss Starburst 08/01/2022
Superb entertainment. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 04/30/2022
3/5
Never Say Never Again does have some points of interest, and is certainly no worse that some of the later Moore efforts Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Lanfranco C @Lanfrancobz Jun 6 Sure not the worst Bond film! See more Wayne K @RT88290232 May 10 Connery was famously reluctant to play Bond towards the end of his tenure, but its incredible how quickly a big fat pay check can change a persons mind. Never Say Never Again was, to my surprise, far better than I’d been led to believe. Yes, the budget shortcomings are obvious in the editing, the fight choreography and the inconsistent cinematography, legends like Max Von Sydow are completely wasted on point roles and the central storyline about the stolen nuclear warheads is pushed to the background for most of the runtime. But Connery is clearly more invested this time round, the Bond girls are given a lot more to do than usual and it manages to be meta about the age of its lead without becoming grating or obnoxious. It might be seen as an outlier in the series, but that doesn’t mean its not enjoyable. See more andrea C @Charst Apr 7 Il ritorno alle origini con Sean Connery è un colpo al cuore, anche se fa male vedere che l'attore non è affiancato dai soliti volti noti a causa della "non originalità" del progetto. La sceneggiatura non è di grande valore e non mostra originalità; spicca in negativo la sequenza della fuga a cavallo dalla rocca, che mostra una CGI a dir poco terribile; mentre spicca in positivo l'ultima buona sequenza sotterranea. Film che finisce per essere una specie di prequel di cui non si sentiva particolare necessità. See more Bryan H. @BHilferty Mar 21 Worst Bond movie ever. Really just silly See more Mark S. @sparkysnyder Feb 25 Glad Sean Connery moved on. Deserving of his Oscar in the Untouchables See more Alec B @Alec97 Feb 15 I guess it's fun that Connery came back (and they do acknowledge his age here effectively) but it's rather dull frankly and even accidentally becoming a parody of itself on occasion. Mostly feels like the only justification for this was they could remake "Thunderball" because of a weird legal loophole and didn't think beyond that. Probably for the best this offshoot series died here. See more Read all reviews
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Irvin Kershner

Director

Sean Connery

James Bond

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Maximilian Largo

Barbara Carrera

Fatima Blush

Max von Sydow

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Kim Basinger

Domino Petachi

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Synopsis An aging James Bond (Sean Connery) makes an uncharacteristic mistake during a routine training mission, leading M (Edward Fox) to believe that the legendary British Intelligence spy is now past his prime. M indefinitely suspends Bond from active duty. However, when SPECTRE member Fatima Bush (Barbara Carrera) and her fellow terrorists successfully steal two nuclear missiles from the U.S. military, M must reinstate Bond, as he is the only agent who can beat SPECTRE at their own game of espionage.
Director
Irvin Kershner
Producer
Jack Schwartzman
Screenwriter
Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Production Co
Eon Productions Ltd.
Rating
PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Runtime
2h 17m
Sound Mix
Surround