Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
| 11 March 2017 (USA)
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The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond despite having never acted a day in his life.

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ricibrida

Was not expecting this. Although not my favorite bond or movie, I still compelled to watch this and find out why he only did the one Bond movie. Its an often funny story, badly acted sketches but ends with a sadness thinking why did he do it? What made him take these incredible final decisions? Made me a new George Lazenby fan and itching to watch again On her majesties secret service.

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Bryan Bjerke

Watched this late at night expecting fully to fall asleep halfway through. Well that didn't happen. Ended up watching the whole thing! The re-enactments of his story was very well done and had the perfect touch of comedy to it that made it hilarious. It wasn't over the top hilarious, but just enough to keep you interested in the story. His life was also rather interesting to hear about. There were so many things that I never knew about him. This exceeded my expectations and so therefore, I'm giving it a 10. One of the most entertaining Biography's I have seen. This is a must see for any James Bond fan.

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coffeemon

This is not a movie about James Bond, it is about George Lazenby. Bond isn't even brought up until 2/3 through the movie (not counting the intro). With that aside, this is a pretty good movie. George Lazenby is very amusing, and most people will at least get a few laughs out of this. Most of the movie follows his love life and if you are looking for a movie about his love life then you're in luck, but if you're looking for a bond movie then look somewhere else.

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pedrocsoares

I had never heard of George Lazenby before, and this was a documentary I wanted to see because it sounded like a fun, entertaining, weird story. Do not go into this movie expecting a typical documentary with many friends of the subject being interviewed and all those things we typically see in movies of the kind. This documentary is mostly a narration, by Lazenby himself, about his entire life and how he got to be James Bond. The narration is accompanied by actors playing the stories he is narrating, since his childhood until adulthood. However, the acting in these parts was beyond awful, annoying, and way too over the top. As for the visuals, which I consider very relevant in documentaries, they leave a lot to be desired. Mr. Lazenby was the only thing in this movie I found interesting. His narration is quite entertaining, him being a humorous, friendly person. I also felt the documentary was a bit too one sided (we only have one version of the story, there is, as I mentioned, a lack of people being interviewed, which often brings depth to the subjects being analyzed). By the end of the film, I was just extremely underwhelmed. The movie failed my expectations on every level, with its only good aspect being the charming personality of David Lazenby.I feel like you would be spending your time better if you read the Wikipedia article.

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