The Living Daylights
WHO IS JAMES BOND? James Bond is 40-ish again, which is a good thing. He’s not nearly as “cute” as he used to be — he hardly ever arches his eyebrows or pulls silly exasperated faces any more. When he goes in to kiss a girl, his face now stays put. He’s driven, professional, a little pissed off. He doesn’t take guff from nobody and seems less amused by his world-saving work than ever. This is not all good — there’s something missing from a no-nonsense, professional government assassin. If your Queen pays you to travel the world and kill people and you can’t get any joy out of it, what’s the point?