Not really a review, but I jotted down my thoughts during the film:
Great, classic James Bond title: No Time to Die
Actual question from wife: What's James bond's real name?
No Time to Die, aka ‘James Bond does horror?’
Some really good and fun action in this.
That car scene was fucking amazing
Are you fucking kidding me? That Billie Eilish song...that's some good stuff.
Jeffrey Wright is awesome as usually in this.
That underwater scene was claustrophobic. Good…
Interesting stats---
$150 million opening weekend box office, highest ever for Tom Cruise (Cruise's previous high was $65 million for War of the Worlds)
A+ Cinemascore
97% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes
99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
4.2 Letterboxd score
Playing on more screens than any movie in history. Variety article HERE.
My thoughts---
There are things I love about this film. There are things I don't love about this film.
The good far outweigh the bad. Highly, highly…
Hanks won the Best Actor Oscar, but this feels more like Denzel’s film. Not to sound insensitive, but it felt like he went through more cohesive arc. I haven’t seen this in years, but I remember thinking the same thoughts during previous watches.
Great performances, good song, decent film. Timely.
Interesting trivia from IMDb: As of 2018, Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" is the second of just two songs -- the first being Carly Simon's "Let the River Run" from…
Q: What compelled me to watch two Ashton Kutcher comedies on back-to-back days?
I watched The Boss’s Daughter the day prior
A: Vodka & Bernie Mac
Interesting trivia from IMDb: At an estimated cost of $100,000, digital effects were used to remove Ashton Kutcher's red Kabbalah bracelet in every scene in which he appeared.
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