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Never Say Never Again

Cast overview, first billed only:

Sean Connery ................................ James Bond	Klaus Maria Brandauer .......................... Largo
Max von Slydo ...................................... Blofeld	Barbara Carrera .................................... Fatima
Kim Bassinger .......................... Domino Petachi	Bernie Casey .................................. Felix Leiter
Rowan Atkinson ................ Nigel Small-Fawcett	Valerie Leon ......................... Lady In Bahamas
Alec McCowen ............................................. Q	Edward Fox ................................................ M
Pamela Salem ....................... Miss Moneypenny	Milos Kirek ......................................... Kovacs
Pat Roach ................................................ Lippe	Anthony Sharp........................... Lord Ambrose
Prunella Gee .......................................... Patricia	........................................................................

Summary: Insufferably boring.

Although it's not quite the worst Bond movie ever made ("A View To A Kill" and "Dr. No" are worse,
for example"), this is still an insufferably boring, visually unimpressive film. It lacks many of the series'
trademarks (where is the genuine "Q"??) and feels awkward and out-of-place. The direction has no
sense of rhythm whatsoever and the film creates no tension whatsoever. What partially saves this entry
is Connery's highly enjoyable performance: he shows a gift for self-parody that almost equals Moore's
similar gift. His performance in "Thunderball" has always been his zestiest one, and he brings some of
that zest here, too. But, as a whole, the film is inferior to "Thunderball" and VASTLY inferior to
Moore's generally entertaining "Octopuss