The World Is Not Enough
November 17, 1999 in theaters
Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
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"I never miss."
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Denise Richards was cast as a nuclear physicist, which led to widespread criticism -- it became one of the most discussed casting choices in the franchise.
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An ambitious entry that attempts genuine emotional complexity -- a villain with a comprehensible motive, a Bond who acts on feeling rather than procedure -- and gets about halfway there. The pre-title sequence on the Thames is one of the franchise's longest and most spectacular. The film's third-act science mechanics and one notably debated supporting role keep it from fully landing. Better than its reputation and less than its ambition.
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