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The World Is Not Enough
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EON Productions EON Productions
James Bond Collection James Bond Collection

The World Is Not Enough

As the countdown begins for the new millennium there is still one number you can always count on.

1999 128 min ★ 6.3 (3,364) Released
Action Adventure Thriller

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

Original title
The World Is Not Enough
Language
EN
Country
GB
Budget
$135,000,000
Revenue
$361,832,400
Reviews & Ratings 6
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tmdb93836550

Nov 23, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Not really that fused on this, it's quite silly.

drystyx

drystyx

Apr 18, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 1.0

This begins the total collapse of Bond films. We have the usual formula of beautiful women and lots of action, but here the action is very unmotivated. Bond finds himself a body guard to a spoiled beauty queen, and we figure out early that the real heroine is the more matter of fact educated woman. That's fair enough. Still, everything that happens just looks contrived to make it end a certain way, with as depressing an ending as is allowed. That's the Hollywood formula, to make the world depressing for young men, and that's all they set out to do in this movie.

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

Jan 11, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 1.0

So Goldeneye wasn't great, but it wasn't bad either and it was a solid entry into the 007 franchise. Tomorrow Never Dies was fan-freaking-tastic.... ... and then this. Yay, it's 007. What the heck happened? I'm thinking Goldeneye (N64) happened. I'm thinking that they made close to as much money off the FPS as they did off the film and wanted to emulate it by making a movie that would transfer well into that genre of video game, but didn't realize that Bond (N64) was only legendary because it was the first time that four of your friends could gather around a television and kill each other. And then... the Bond Girl, as much as I love the final joke about her name, she did NOT come across as a believable nuclear scientist. John Cleese was fun, but a horrible replacement Q. We started to see more Moore style silliness come back in a Brosnan Era Bond who was getting pretty close to Flemming and Connery and that just didn't work. Moore style silliness with a Connery style plot. It just didn't fit well together and, though it is not totally unwatchable, it's also not a good example of a Bond film

The Movie Mob

The Movie Mob

Oct 7, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

**One of my favorite Bond films with surprising villains, more profound character development, great action, and a fitting farewell to a beloved character.** The World Is Not Enough's massive box office success resulted from its excellent villains, beautiful filming locations, great characters, and endearing send-off of Desmond Llewelyn. This Bond film surprised with a masterminding, manipulative, and powerful female antagonist (the first in the Bond franchise since From Russia with Love in 1963). Sophie Marceau's portrayal of Electra King was innocent and vulnerable while cunning and ruthless - one of the best Bond villains of the last 30 years. The World Is Not Enough develops its female characters much more than a typical Bond movie by spending time exploring Elektra's complex character and introducing a confident, guarded, and beautiful nuclear physicist, Christmas Jones. Denise Richards' Dr. Jones isn't a helpless damsel but partners with Bond to stop catastrophe rather than immediately falling for his charms. Pierce Brosnan returned to his iconic role balancing his suave charm with icy brutality. Without a doubt, Brosnan is my favorite Bond. The action stands out as one of the best action offerings of the 1990s, and the pacing keeps the movie thrilling and engaging. The World Is Not Enough is a great Bond film with an exceptional villain and a friendly farewell to a series great.

JPV852

JPV852

Sep 10, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Love Brosnan as Bond but man was he straddled with a bad script and even worse casting with Denise Richards playing a nuclear scientist. I get pre-Craig Bonds always had a tongue-in-cheek streak to them and ridiculous scenes (the opening boat chase was laughable once it went to the street) but this was a bridge too far (only to be outdone in a scene in Die Another Day). That said, there are some decent action set pieces and Brosnan still has the charm. **3.0/5**

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jun 2, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

I am afraid I struggled with this film right from the get-go. Not that Pierce Brosnan doesn't turn in a decent enough effort as "007", it's the supporting cast that are pretty average and the story - it is just so weak. Arch-baddie "Renard" (Robert Carlyle) has been shot in the head so gets stronger every day until he dies (any physicians please explain how a bullet near your brain can make you nigh-on immortal?). Robbie Coltrane is ordinarily excellent as a comic actor, but somehow his performance here as Russian hard-man "Zukovsky" is the wrong kind of funny and we see way too much of "M" (Dame Judi Dench) and the woefully cast John Cleese as "R" - luckily because Desmond Llewellyn was still round to amiably, and briefly, fill the role of gadget master "Q". To her credit, Sophie Marceau tries hard in the spirit of the old "Bond" girl role, delivering a feisty and adequate performance that is sexy but also pretty potent, too, as she tries to get to the bottom of who killed her industrialist father and is now trying to hijack her oil pipeline through some pretty lawless terrain. That plot, though, lurches from the silly to the ridiculous before an ending that took for ever to deliver what we all knew was bound to happen. There is plenty of action, car chases and pyrotechnics but sadly, the characterisations are what makes the "Bond" franchise stand out. Here they needed much better writing and a stronger hand at the tiller than was delivered by Michael Apted.

User reviews courtesy of TMDB.

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Cast 36
Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

James Bond

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Elektra

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Renard

Denise Richards

Denise Richards

Christmas Jones

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Valentin Zukovsky

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

M

Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

Q

John Cleese

John Cleese

R

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Maria Grazia Cucinotta

Cigar Girl

Samantha Bond

Samantha Bond

Miss Moneypenny

Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Tanner

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Robinson

Goldie

Goldie

Bull

David Calder

David Calder

Sir Robert King

Serena Scott Thomas

Serena Scott Thomas

Molly Warmflash

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Davidov

John Seru

John Seru

Gabor

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Claude-Oliver Rudolph

Colonel Akakievich

Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Lachaise

Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili

Foreman

Jeff Nuttall

Jeff Nuttall

Dr. Arkov

Diran Meghreblian

Diran Meghreblian

Coptic Priest

John Albasiny

John Albasiny

Helicopter pilot

Patrick Romer

Patrick Romer

Pilot

Jimmy Roussounis

Jimmy Roussounis

Pipeline Technician

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Captain Nikoli

Hassani Shapi

Hassani Shapi

Doctor

Daisy Beaumont

Daisy Beaumont

Nina

Nina Muschallik

Nina Muschallik

Verushka

Daz Crawford

Daz Crawford

Casino Thug

Sean Cronin

Sean Cronin

Renard's Henchman (uncredited)

Franklin Mark Henson

Franklin Mark Henson

Renard's Man (uncredited)

Derek Lea

Derek Lea

Renard's Submarine Henchman (uncredited)

Judi Shekoni

Judi Shekoni

Girl in Casino (uncredited)

Michael G. Wilson

Michael G. Wilson

Man in Casino (uncredited)

Greg Powell

Greg Powell

Man in Resturant (uncredited)

Crew 26
Peter Lamont

Peter Lamont

Production Design

Adrian Biddle

Adrian Biddle

Director of Photography

Lindy Hemming

Lindy Hemming

Costume Design

Zoe Tahir

Zoe Tahir

Hairstylist

Denis Ducroz

Denis Ducroz

Security Coordinator

Vic Armstrong

Vic Armstrong

Stunt Coordinator

Gary Powell

Gary Powell

Stunt Double

Amanda Foster

Amanda Foster

Stunts

Greg Powell

Greg Powell

Stunts

Lucy Allen

Lucy Allen

Stunts

Mark Southworth

Mark Southworth

Stunts

Simon Emanuel

Simon Emanuel

Assistant Director

Michael Apted

Michael Apted

Director

Jim Clark

Jim Clark

Editor

Debbie McWilliams

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Anthony Waye

Anthony Waye

Line Producer

Barbara Broccoli

Barbara Broccoli

Producer

Michael G. Wilson

Michael G. Wilson

Producer

David Arnold

David Arnold

Original Music Composer

Chris Munro

Chris Munro

Sound mixer

Butch Vig

Butch Vig

Theme Song Performance

Shirley Manson

Shirley Manson

Theme Song Performance

Chris Corbould

Chris Corbould

Special Effects Supervisor

Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

Characters

Neal Purvis

Neal Purvis

Story

Robert Wade

Robert Wade

Story

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US Release Dates 2

Nov 19, 1999

PG-13 Theatrical

May 16, 2000

DVD

PG-13 Physical

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