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Licence to Kill (1989)

PG06/13/1989Adventure, Action, Thriller2h 13m
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James Bond is out on his own and out for revenge.

Overview

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Timothy Dalton

    James Bond

  2. Cast 1

    Carey Lowell

    Pam Bouvier

  3. Cast 1

    Robert Davi

    Franz Sanchez

  4. Cast 1

    Talisa Soto

    Lupe Lamora

  5. Cast 1

    Anthony Zerbe

    Milton Krest

  6. Cast 1

    Frank McRae

    Sharkey

  7. Cast 1

    Everett McGill

    Killifer

  8. Cast 1

    Wayne Newton

    Professor Joe Butcher

  9. Cast 1

    Benicio del Toro

    Dario

I was just not a fan of Timothy Dalton's "007" and so can't say I was looking forward with much enthusiasm to this. Sadly, it didn't surprise - it's a really far fetched, frankly rather unpleasant, outing for Ian Fleming's deadly agent that sees him on the trail of an evil drug lord who fed "Felix" (David Hedison) to a shark whilst doing away that man's new wife. What now ensues is just a series of unremarkable set-piece escapades that have precious little jeopardy to them. Anthony Zerbe just doesn't cut it as the supposedly menacing "Milton Krest" (surely a milk-shake?) nor does Robert Davi a...