Diamonds Are Forever

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery ................................. James Bond Jill St John .................................... Tiffany Case
Lana Wood ................................. Plenty O'toole Jimmy Dean ............................... Willard Whyte
Bruce Cabot .................................... Bert Saxby Norman Burton .............................. Felix Leiter
Joseph Furst........................................ Dr. Metz Bruce Glover ..................................... Mr Wint
Desmond Llewelyn ........................................ Q Bernard Lee ................................................ M
Lois Maxwell ........................ Miss Moneypenny Charles Gray ................... Ernst Stavro Blofeild
Peter Smith ......................................... Mr Kidd Laurence Naismith .............. Sir Donald Munger
David Bauer ............................ Morton Slumber ................................

Summary: Connery`s Worst Bond Outing
For many people James Bond is Sean Connery but that doesn`t mean a Bond film is an instant classic
because Connery is in it . DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER is barely watchable enough , just think how
bad it could have been without Big Sean

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What I hate about this film is there is no internal continuity with OHMSS . Blofeld killed Bond`s wife in
the previous movie and it starts with Bond on the revenge trail where Bond apparently kills Blofeld in
the pre title sequence , but as the film continues and it`s revealed Blofeld isn`t really dead all that`s
gone before is quickly forgotten about as if it never happened in the first place . If they were going to
ignore all this then why couldn`t the producers just kill off Blofeld and introduce another meglomanaic
villain . Like wise Charles Gray`s performance is totally unconvincing , can you imagine Donald Plesance from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE appearing in drag smoking a cigarette from a holder in an
entirely camp manner ?

The production values are also very poor . The script resembles one of the latter Moore films where
lots of things may happen but serves to disguise the fact that there is nothing happening plot wise . Are
Blofeld`s henchman SPECTRE ? If so it`s never mentioned on screen and I found their garish uniforms
of pale blue jumpsuits and red helmets both irritating and laughable . Jill St John plays one of the most
forgettable Bond girls and director Guy Hamilton has a real bad off day especially during the action
climax featuring the superimposed explosions of helicopters

There are a couple of good points about DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER which stop it from being a
contender for worst Bond film . There is the welcome return of Connery in the lead and I couldn`t help
but enjoy the inclusion of a couple of gay hitmen , the scene where one of them is dispatched with a
bomb between his legs still brings a wry smile to my face though Bond`s wise crack after this causes
me to groan out loud