Dr. No Movie Review
Dr. No Review
"Dr. No" Overview
Rating: PG
1962
Cast and Crew
Director : Terence YoungProducer : Albert R. Broccoli,Harry Saltzman
Screenwiter : Richard Maibaum,Johanna Harwood,Berkely Mather
Starring : Sean Connery,Ursula Andress,Joseph Wiseman,Jack Lord,Bernard Lee,Anthony Dawson,Zena Marshall
Bond #1 laid the groundwork for one of cinema's most enduring franchises, with
007 (Sean Connery) and his mean streak, sent to Jamaica to investigate the
murder of another double-O agent. Here he hooks up with CIA agent Felix Leiter
(Jack Lord) and a gaggle of sexy ladies who either need dispatching or
romancing. Naturally there's a super villain with an impossibly expensive lair
to be infiltrated (the first of at least a dozen of these that he'll do time
in) and a take-over-the-world plot to be foiled. Unfortunately the plot is not
one of Bond's absolutely most memorable (the title sequence is particularly
tragic), though it has all the elements we've come to expect. Entry #2, From
Russia with Love, would refine the formula a bit, leading up to the series'
most memorable entry of all, Goldfinger. Still, essential viewing for any Bond
fanatic.
Bond #1.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
