Review – Never Say Never Again

Tired, old remake of an older and more tired Bond movie, Thunderball (something about the way the rights to the Ian Fleming novel were transferred left it vulnerable to remake by a different studio). This one stars tired, old Sean Connery in a role that, by this stage in his career, had become little more than self-parody. Also more than a little embarrassing for Kim Basinger, whose career sun was rising as Connery’s had begun to set (or at least his career as Bond-style characters, as he went on to further success with other types of roles). If you have to pick between this one and Thunderball, I’d say go with this one, if only because the production values are a little slicker. But only if you have to pick between the two. See if desperate