The Spy Who Loved Me Movie Review
The Spy Who Loved Me Review
"The Spy Who Loved Me" Overview
Rating: PG
1977
Cast and Crew
Director : Lewis GilbertProducer : Albert R. Broccoli
Screenwiter : Christopher Wood,Richard Maibaum
Starring : Roger Moore,Barbara Bach,Curd Jürgens,Richard Kiel,Caroline Munro,Walter Gotell,Geoffrey Keen,Bernard Lee
James Bond had his 10th outing in this epic affair, which ushered in the new
era of Bond as not just over the top but rather way, way, way over it. How far?
The Spy Who Loved Me has Jaws, a villain that feeds detractors to sharks (in
his underwater lair, of course), a gorgeous Russian spy (Barbara Bach) who
helps Bond, stolen nuclear missiles, a scene in Egypt that -- in a rare moment
of Bondian genius -- borrows the score from Lawrence of Arabia, and perhaps the
best Bond gadget of all time: A Lotus that can turn into a submarine. I loved
Spy so much in the 1980s (on video) that I lusted over Lotus catalogs. Oddly, I
never found the sub option inside.
This is near-camp and its success sent a strong message to its producers about
what audiences wanted to see: Bigger, bolder, louder, sexier. The next 10 films
that followed simply one-upped this formula over and over again. Amazing.
Bond #10.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
