The Other Fellow (2022)
9KThe Other Fellow (2022). 1h 20m
“Extremely happy to not only have seen the world premiere of this fantastic documentary last night at the Civic in Auckland, but Iu0026#39;m also the first to post a review of it here on IMDb.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTHE OTHER FELLOW charts men around the globe who all carry the name James Bond. It is at times both hilarious and tragic, with a number of emotional hooks that underline the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSuperbly made – particularly the editing (and sound editing) – itu0026#39;s a film that explores the curse, or perhaps the benefit, of having such a name 60 years after Ian Fleming made it famous. The archival footage of Fleming talking about how he arrived at the name – an interview very familiar to James Bond fans – is painted in a different light here, as we see the u0026#39;theftu0026#39; of the name from the viewpoint of the OG James Bond, the ornithologist and author whose book on birds of the West Indies Fleming lifted it from.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s a lovely thriller element in the last third of the film which takes a few surprising turns, and adds yet another layer on the benefit / curse of the name.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI wonder how George Lazenby is going to react to the film given that heu0026#39;s so far been the #1 Australian association with Bond. The director of THE OTHER FELLOW, Matthew Bauer, is Australian, and the name of the film is lifted from perhaps Lazenbyu0026#39;s most famous line of dialogue.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA life-affirming documentary that should appeal to all audiences – whether youu0026#39;re a fan of the Bond films or not.”
