Daniel Craig as James Bond.Photo: Universal Pictures UK/Youtube
Daniel Craig’s last turn as James Bond is a hit with critics.
After over a year of delays,No Time to Dieis finally set to hit theaters on October 8 — and the reviews make it clear it’s one of Craig’s finest turns as the secret agent.
“With his fifth movie as 007, Craig is so extraordinary he leaves only scorched earth behind. There will be other Bonds for those who want them. For everyone else, there’s Craig,“wroteTimecritic Stephanie Zacharek.
“As Bond swan songs go, it’s a fond farewell: faithfully bridging the old world and the new until the last, deathless postscript,“wroteEntertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt.
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“Craig might be done with Bond, butNo Time to Diereminds audiences why they fell for him in the first place,“saidIt’s the Pictures' Max Covill.
“It still feels a little shocking that Daniel Craig’s time in the tux is through, but for his final performance, he does deliver some of his best work,“wroteInsider’s Jason Guerrasio.
Daniel Craig.Tristan Fewings/Getty
Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz also star in the film.
But not everyone was a fan.
AV Club’s A.A. Dowd saidthe film was “forgettable in all the places that usually count – it’s a Bond movie with little excitement or panache.”
U.K.’s Daily Express critic Stefan Kyriazis agreed, saying it “simply sacrifices too much of the viscerally, thrillingly unapologetic anti-hero that has towered across six decades of cinema.”
No Time to Diewas originally set for release in April 2020 before being postponed as a result of the COVID pandemic. It was first rescheduled to November 2020 and then April 2021 before finally landing on an Oct. 8 release date.
source: people.com
