One of the first blockbuster casualties of the pandemic in April 2020, No Time To Die finally got a cinema release at the end of September 2021, and thankfully it proves to be well worth the wait. It has much to service: wrapping up the current incarnation's story, callbacks to classic Bond films, catering to modern tastes and giving Daniel Craig's Bond a fitting send -off - and No Time To Die does all of these very effectively, in particularly the way it brings together characters and storylines from Craig's films and creates a satisfying if bittersweet ending to his arc. As expected from a blockbuster of this scale, it is spectacular and well-written, with a great dry sense of humour and some one-liners that would make even Roger Moore wince. Cary Fukunaga also shines through with some clear creative and distinctive directing choices. Whilst Rami Malik does not make a particularly strong impression as a Bond villain, there are good scenes for M and Q, and the female characters as usual take a backseat (in spite of input from Phoebe Waller-Bridge), but this is very much the Daniel Craig show and quite rightly so, as he proves to be by far one of the best James Bonds and carries the film very well.
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