One of my favourite,plus the theme song outstanding. I wish I can see this on a big screen. I mean no tv ,but cinema. Action,beauty and tricks

Coming hot off The Living Daylights which is one of my personal favourites, Timothy Dalton becomes even more serious in this instalment. Having been informed that two newlyweds that were close to Bond had been attacked by drug lord Sanchez, Bond turns renegade in order to hunt him down. The objective is a personal one, and so chooses to leave the British Secret Service in order to complete his mission. I like the fact this is not your typical Bond flick, particularly the first half. But it's also the film's detriment. It's only in the second half where Q arrives and the introduction to the new gadgetry, women and stunt work is when it truly feels Bond. The two halves just didn't marinate well with me, the subtlety and realism of the first half was diminished by the formulaic and explosive second half. Do not get me wrong, this is still one of the stronger Bond films and is ridiculously entertaining. Dalton's portrayal once again proves that he was one of the best to tackle the character. The closest we got to Fleming's original conception, a serious and determined individual. The Bond girls were serviceable but completely forgettable. Carey Lowell definitely held her own which was great to see. John Glen's direction, in what was his final film in the franchise, is superb yet again as he captures every detail perfectly. The antagonist Sanchez was fine, but again slightly bland. Forcefully giving the character an iguana really isn't going to make him memorable. The action set pieces were exciting and entertaining albeit a tad unrealistic, particularly balancing and driving a tanker on one side of tyres. Kind of harks back to the silly stunts from older instalments so it didn't really detract from the action. The opening sequence and title song were, again, unmemorable. I think you guys see my point. It's a solid entry and Dalton gives a fantastic performance, just some of the characters and scenes are bland and forgettable. The explosions though...top notch!

"Licence to Kill" is an effectively hard edged entry in this ongoing, legendary James Bond franchise. It's a mean, yet dazzling adventure that gave Bond the chance to do something different. He's not on any authorized mission here; in fact, he's out for revenge. Bond (Timothy Dalton, in his second and unfortunately last performance in the role) goes rogue when his very good friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison), is set up to be maimed by a shark. The villain is a filthy rich drug kingpin, Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi), who has tons of goons to protect him. But Bond will have one consistent ally at his side: informant / pilot Pam Bouvier (Carey Lowell).Dalton is an appealing, and very human Bond here. He finds that things won't always go so smoothly when he strikes out on his own. In time, he will find that he can get by with a little help from his friends, such as gadget inventor Q (Desmond Llewelyn), who gets to show off some more of his goodies. Lowell and Talisa Soto are strikingly sexy Bond girls in the classic tradition, and Lowell proves to be capable in a scrap. (Bond is actually part of a bar room brawl in this one!) As always, Llewelyn is a delight as Q, and he even gets to go "into the field", as they say.The whole cast is great, and full of familiar faces. Davi is a very smooth criminal, and an appropriate nemesis for Bond. Anthony Zerbe plays a great slime ball, Everett McGill is effectively odious as a corrupt DEA agent, Frank McRae is engaging as Sharkey (who also helps Bond out in the early going), lovely Priscilla Barnes is fine as Leiters' sweet bride Della, and Benicio Del Toro is wonderfully creepy in one of his earliest film roles.As all fans of this franchise come to expect, the action set pieces and stunts are first rate; there is lots of violence, and there are lots of explosions. The climactic chase is somewhat reminiscent of the famous vehicle chase from "Raiders of the Lost Ark". And Peter Lamonts' sets are simply incredible. Composer / conductor Michael Kamen gives us a grandiose, rousing score."Licence to Kill" is an absolute thrill, satisfying its audience for a well paced 134 minute run time.Eight out of 10.

I know this isn't a revelation, but 'Licence to Kill' doesn't at all feel like a James Bond movie. It's just one of those things you have to see for yourself. The locations look cheap, the drug plot has "Miami Vice" written all over it and the revenge angle gets lost in the shuffle once OO7 runs south of the border. I thought they were just patterning Bond after American action movies with that opening score, but they actually hired Michael Kamen. It's no wonder this sounds like "Die Hard".Following "The Living Daylights", Dalton deserved a better movie.5/10