SUBMITTED BY Movieman129

November 20, 2002 —

The twentieth James Bond film is among the most highly anticipated films hitting theaters this Fall, with Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry starring opposite each other. Despite a few negative reviews, many positive reactions have been very good. Included in that group is Entertainment Weekly, who gave Die Another Day a solid A-, calling it "the savviest and most exciting Bond adventure in years." Here's more of what they had to say:

They were espionage dramas wrapped in the tinsel of gimmickry, rather than the other way around. Die Another Day is the savviest and most exciting Bond adventure in years... In recent years, the Bond series has grown bloated and decadent and -- yes -- dull, coasting on the nostalgia we all share during those first 15 minutes, when the twangy machine-gun guitar chords come rippling over the image of 007 firing his weapon at the audience, followed by the inevitable action sequence that's so elaborately kicked-up it's a mad logistical joke -- and nothing more than a joke. ''Die Another Day,'' on the other hand, is directed by a true filmmaker, Lee Tamahori (''Once Were Warriors''), and he has reestablished the series' ominous pop sensuality.

Read more of the Owen Gleiberman review at the link below!