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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : The Bond films succeed or fail on the basis of their villains, and Joe Don Baker, as the arms-dealing Whitaker, is not one of the great Bond villains. He's a kooky phony general who plays with toy soldiers and never seems truly diabolical. Without a great Bond girl, a great villain or a hero with a sense of humor, ''The Living Daylights'' belongs somewhere on the lower rungs of the Bond ladder. But there are some nice stunts. more...
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2/4
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : It's perhaps too easy to blame this movie's failure on Dalton, but he's part of the problem. The script writers got themselves straightened out for the next film, Licence to Kill, but for Dalton, it was too little too late. It would require a six year layoff and another actor change before 007 would regain the form that caused him to soar to worldwide popularity during the '60s and '70s. The series survived The Living Daylights, but just barely. more...
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2/4
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efilmcritic.com - : With every new Bond there's a change in direction too. When Lazenby replaced Connery, out went toughness in place of romance. When Moore replaced Lazenby and Connery out went intelligence and in came spoofy gags. And when Dalton replaced Moore, out went camp and in came a tough cynicism. A welcome change and one that resulted in the last, truly great Bond film. more...
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5/5
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