Sean Connery’s return as “007” reportedly commanded an Elizabeth Taylor-level salary, yet I can’t imagine he felt particularly pleased with what was ultimately delivered. This film feels like a rather direct reworking of "Thunderball" (1965), with Klaus Maria Brandauer stepping into the role of the S.P.E.C.T.R.E. agent “Largo.” He develops a scheme to pilfer two nuclear missiles from the RAF, intending to then demand payment from the world. The older "00" initiative had been discontinued; however, "M" (Edward Fox) recognizes the peril and assigns his top operative to handle it. This investigation leads him to "Domino" (Kim Basinger), and before long he finds himself in the Bahamas, attempting to locate the bombs, win over the woman, and perhaps even get retribution against his longtime enemy "Blofeld" (Max von Sydow). Brandauer is typically effective as a villain—his Nero in "Quo Vadis" (1985) serves as a good illustration—and von Sydow never fails to be menacing, but everything else about this feels awkward and corny. The performances from Basinger and Barbara Carrera ("Fatima Blush"), who seems even more stiff, do nothing to elevate the film beyond being a messy collection of suggestive dialogue and innuendo. It also progresses at a glacial pace, and clocking in at almost two hours and fifteen minutes, it has difficulty maintaining any real engagement as the conversations drag on and both the action sequences on land and sea are underwhelming. It’s only worth seeing to help us appreciate how much better some of the earlier "Bond" films truly were; otherwise, this is a genuine letdown.

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