The World Is Not Enough

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The World Is Not Enough

PG-13

Released Nov 19, 1999

2h 5m

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Bond (Pierce Brosnan) must race to defuse an international power struggle with the world's oil supply hanging in the balance. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), is the daughter of a murdered oil tycoon whom Bond is assigned to protect. The villain is Renard (Robert Carlyle), who has a bullet lodged in his brain rendering him unable to feel pain. Also featuring nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards).

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Plagued by mediocre writing, uneven acting, and a fairly by-the-numbers plot, The World Is Not Enough is partially saved by some entertaining and truly Bond-worthy action sequences.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

An attempt to go back to basics that's aged much better than Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day.

Rated: B-

Apr 6, 2020

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

What do the James Bond series, the Chicago Cubs, and Master P's No Limit empire have in common? All owe their considerable commercial success more to loyalty, marketing, and tradition than to quality.

Nov 2, 2015

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

And what of the actresses who have taken the one-way ticket to career palookaville as the Bond girls? Well, here is the real gem: Sophie Marceau, as glamorous oil heiress Elektra King, is terrific.

Nov 2, 2015

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Stephen Holland

Screen Rant

Pierce Brosnan's third outing as James Bond is a fun-filled espionage adventure featuring complex villains and an enjoyable sense of humor.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 5, 2024

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

There are only a few good moments in The World Is Not Enough, and all of them involve co-star Denise Richards running away from explosions and climbing around a submarine.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 27, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

The World is Not Enough is one of the worst films in the James Bond franchise...

Rated: 2/5

Dec 19, 2022

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Audience Member

This movie is fantastic. Extremely underrated when it comes to Bond movies. First, the Bond girls are great. The plot is fun. Brosnan is the best Bond and delivers here. The punny lines and writing is sensational in this movie. This is a movie that understands it is slightly tongue in cheek and entertaining. Oh, and the action scenes in this movie are so good. The boat chase is 10/10. Great movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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James P

The fact that Die Another Day is only marginally worse than this monstrosity says it all.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Liam D

It might be the most underrated bond movie, there are some problems but it’s an highly enjoyable movie that has an engaging story, the best directing in the Brosnan era with Michael Apted (Continental Divide) one of the best pre-title sequences ever and my personal favourite David Arnold (The Young Americans) score

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Andrew Y

This is a really poor film. B list Tv personalities who can’t act, shoehorned into delivering a truly awful, laughable script. Not even the action sequences can save this drivel. What on earth Robert Carlyle is doing in it god only knows - I guess he must have been skint…………

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/16/25

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Mark J

Not awful but just a bit boring, boring plot and not as many fun action scenes. A lot of the acting was suspect even from some of the actual actors, not to mention the non-actors. Shame to say goodbye to Q as well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Obi-wan K

The pacing is so complicated and horrible

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Synopsis

Bond (Pierce Brosnan) must race to defuse an international power struggle with the world's oil supply hanging in the balance. Elektra King (Sophie Marceau), is the daughter of a murdered oil tycoon whom Bond is assigned to protect. The villain is Renard (Robert Carlyle), who has a bullet lodged in his brain rendering him unable to feel pain. Also featuring nuclear weapons expert Dr. Christmas Jones (Denise Richards).

Director: Michael Apted
Producer: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Danjaq Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: PG-13 (Innuendo|Action/Violence|Intense Action Sequences|Sexuality)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $126.9M
Runtime: 2h 5m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby EX, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Stereo, SDDS, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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