The World is Not Enough

After the death of British oil trillionaire Sir Robert King in a bomb attack on MI6’s London headquarters, his vast fortune, as well as control of his business empire, passes to his daughter, Electra (Marceau). Her new wealth attracts a lot of attention. She also attracts the attention of her father’s killer, Viktor Zokas (Carlyle), a.k.a. Renard, the world’s deadliest terrorist who, thanks to the bullet lodged in his head, can feel no pain. Intent on conducting a twisted vendetta against the British Secret Service, Renard intends to utilise the almost unlimited resources of King Enterprises to set his diabolical plan in motion. To do this he must get to Electra, and who can possibly protect the beautiful heiress from this shaven-headed sociopath? None other than the world’s least secret secret agent himself, James Bond (Brosnan).

From its spectacular high-speed boat chase down the River Thames to the final showdown aboard a nuclear submarine in the Bosphorus Sea, TWINE delivers the goods. And while Brosnan may struggle during his scenes with acting heavyweights Carlyle and Dame Judi Dench, he may convince some fans he is now ready to claim the much-disputed title of best Bond ever (after all, this is a Bond movie, not the RADA masterclass).

With a heaps of high-octane action, a surprisingly decent script, and a supporting cast that includes Denise Richards as a nuclear weapons expert, Robbie Coltrane and John Cleese, the 19th instalment in cinema’s most successful film franchise is easily Brosnan’s finest and the best 007 movie since Licence To Kill.

Simon C. Williams