Las Vegas crooner Wayne Newton has a cameo, and Gladys Knight sings the theme song. Robert Davi makes a nasty villain, and Benicio Del Toro has an early role as a vicious thug. Didier Formenter, the French scientist, has just put the final touch on an invention that will be able to destroy to destroy any sort of flying apparatus. With Eddie Constantine, Daphn Dayle, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Paul Moulinot. home video market with the British spelling) is the sixteenth film in the James Bond film series made by EON Productions. License to Kill: Directed by Henri Decoin. But at least it was a step up from Roger Moore's ridiculous final entries, and it's still a fan favorite. Licence to Kill (released in the United States as License to Kill, but sold in the U.S. Timothy Dalton brings urgency, charm and deadly determination to his portrayal of Agent 007, who leaves MI6 and begins a fierce vendetta after his friend Felix Leiter (David Hedison) is brutally attacked by drug lord Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi). The movie often feels sloppy during certain fight scenes or lethargic during dialogue-driven scenes. Meanwhile, director John Glen had been a second unit director on the Bond series since 1969 and had directed five of them himself this was his fifth, and he seems tired. Timothy Dalton was never a great choice as Bond, and neither of the Bond girls (Talisa Soto and Carey Lowell) are particularly interesting, nor even very good. But unfortunately these were superficial touches that didn't really help the movie at its core. Film Details Notes Brief Synopsis Read More Drug lord Franz Sanchez exacts his brutal vengeance on Felix Leiter, the recently married friend James Bond (Agent 007). I need hardly remind you that you're still bound by the Official Secrets Act.LICENCE TO KILL was a new effort to try to "darken" the James Bond franchise, with a PG-13 rating, a use of harsher language, bloodier violence, and a plot that had Bond going rogue. You have an assignment, and I expect you to carry it out *objectively* and *professionally*!Įffective immediately, your licence to kill is revoked, and I require you to hand over your weapon. She started modeling at age 15 and has appeared on the covers of 'Vogue,' 'Mademoiselle,' 'Glamour,' and 'Self,' as well as in a 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit issue. I need hardly remind you that you're still. Born to a Puerto Rican family in Brooklyn, Talisa was raised there and in Massachusetts. This private vendetta of yours could easily compromise Her Majesty's government. You have an assignment, and I expect you to carry it out objectively and professionally James Bond : Then you have my resignation, sir M : incensed We're not a country club, 007 pause M : Effective immediately, your licence to kill is revoked, and I require you to hand over your weapon. Oh SPARE ME this sentimental RUBBISH! He knew the risks. After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bonds close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. He's put his life on the line for me many times. Leave it to the Americans! It's their mess. Daltons Bond: Cool and menacing, and his films The Living Daylights and License to Kill are praised by modern fans for their dark, grittier take on the spy. You were supposed to be in Istanbul LAST NIGHT! I'm afraid this unfortunate Leiter business hasĬlouded your judgment! *You have a job to do*! I expect you on a plane this afternoon!
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