James Bond 007: Keine Zeit zu sterben (2021)

James Bond 007: Keine Zeit zu sterben (2021). James Bond 007: Keine Zeit zu sterben: Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. With Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch. James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

“Binged-watched this one in 3 days and it was an absolute pleasure. Itu0026#39;s not that the story itself is so thrillingly addictive, but mainly that almost all of the main characters are so fascinating, well crafted and brilliantly performed that you just keep wanting to go back and discover more about them. All of them deeply flawed, and yet vividly human and (for the most part) to at least some extent likable. Furthermore, the sheer amount of fully fleshed out, round and interesting characters that the show manages to create and build in just one 8-episode season is seriously impressive – there must be around 10 main supporting characters and by the end none of them feel under- served.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt helps of course that the cast is one of the most talented and charismatic ones put together for any show this year, with special mentions going to Thornton, Maria Bello and Nina Arianda, though literally everyone (down to even minor characters like the judge) is at the very least very good, if not excellent. It also helps that the show is masterfully written and beautifully shot, has a very strong visual identity and takes great advantage of LA as its location, particularly with the driving scenes and time- lapse shots. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDonu0026#39;t be fooled by people calling it a legal drama, it might have a lot of lawyers and a few courtroom scenes but the way itu0026#39;s shot and paced, the amount of detective work involved, the score and the atmosphere the show maintains make it feel much more like classy film noir than any legal drama Iu0026#39;ve ever watched.”