The World Is Not Enough (1999)

"Danger. Suspense. Excitement. There must be when he's around."

Directed by Michael Apted
Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein
Story by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by Jim Clark
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: 26 November 1999 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 128 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $135 million
Box office: $361,832,400

"The World Is Not Enough" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Roger Spottiswoode and written by Bruce Feirstein, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the nineteenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.

Cast

• Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
• Sophie Marceau as Elektra King
• Robert Carlyle as Renard
• Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones
• Robbie Coltrane as Valentin Zukovsky
• Judi Dench as M
• Colin Salmon as Charles Robinson
• Desmond Llewelyn as Q
• John Cleese as R
• Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny
• Serena Scott Thomas as Dr. Molly Warmflash
• John Seru as Gabor
• Ulrich Thomsen as Sasha Davidov
• Goldie as Bullion
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Giulietta da Vinci
• David Calder as Sir Robert King

Not the best part with Pierce Brosnan; even Denise Richards' beauty can't improve the situation.

Advantages

• Pierce Brosnan as James Bond
• Denise Richards as Dr. Christmas Jones
• Judi Dench as M
• Opening credits

Disadvantages

• Too pretentious

"Strangenesses"

• Seems like James Bond is absolutely immortal

Clue Moments

• Bilbao
• A hot air balloon
• A submarine
• The Maiden's Tower

Soundtracks

1. Garbage - The World Is Not Enough
2. David Arnold - Show Me The Money
3. David Arnold - Come In 007, Your Time Is Up
4. David Arnold - Access Denied
5. David Arnold - M's Confession
6. David Arnold - Welcome To Baku
7. David Arnold - Casino
8. David Arnold - Ice Bandits
9. David Arnold - Elektra's Theme
10. David Arnold - Body Double
11. David Arnold - Going Down The Bunker
12. David Arnold - Pipeline
13. David Arnold - Remember Pleasure
14. David Arnold - Caviar Factory
15. David Arnold - Torture Queen
16. David Arnold - I Never Miss
17. David Arnold - Submarine
18. David Arnold - Christmas In Turkey
19. Scott Walker - Only Myself To Blame
20. LUNA SEA - Sweetest Coma Again

Quotations

* * *

Dr. Christmas Jones: The world's greatest terrorist running around with six kilos of weapons-grade plutonium can't be good. I gotta get it back, or someone's gonna have my ass.
James Bond: First things first.

* * *

Bond: ...A shadow operation?
M: ...Remember 007, shadows always remain in front or behind... never on top.

* * *

Zukovsky: Can't you just say "hello" like a normal person?

* * *

James Bond: Revenge is not hard to fathom for a man who believes in nothing.

* * *

M: This will not stand. We will not be terrorized by cowards who will murder an innocent man and use us as the tool.

* * *

[to Renard]
James Bond: I usually hate killing an unarmed man. Cold-blooded murder is a filthy business.

* * *

Elektra King: James! You can't kill me! Not in cold blood!

* * *

Elektra King: I could have given you the world.
James Bond: The world is not enough.

* * *

You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 6/10

Entertainment: 6/10

Acting: 5/10

Originality: 6/10

Music and Sound: 6/10

6/10

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