Cecilie Thomsen in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

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Tomorrow Never Dies is the second outing for Brosnan as Bond, and is clearly the best of the first three (he is under contract for one more). A media mogul, a thinly disguised Bill Gates, sinks a British frigate to steal a nuke.

His intent is to start a war between Britain and China. In exchange, he gets a 100 year media exclusive in China, making him the one who controls the flow of information worldwide.

Bond is sent to sort out the puzzle. Teri Hatcher plays the mogul's wife, and ex-Bond lover. Michelle Yeoh is a Chinese agent that ends up working with Bond. Bond is in bed with Cecilie Thomson, who is supposed to be teaching him Danish, when he is summoned by M.

The opening sequence is one of the better ones, wherein Bond crashes an arms auction, destroys most of the weapons, and flies off in a Mig with two nukes aboard.

There are stunts and action aplenty -- especially the helicopter/motorcycle chase, the remote control car, and martial arts from Yeoh -- and less emphasis on special effects. The title screens are rather interesting this time.

Critics Vote: Leonard Maltin was unimpressed at 2 1/2 stars, Berardinelli and Roger Ebert agree with me at 3.

IMDB Summary: 6.5 out of 10

Box Office: Made for $110m, it had nearly half a year where each weeks gross exceeded the budget. The film won numerous minor awards.

Written by: Tuna …courtesy of Scoopy.net