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"From Russia with Love" is an excellent 1963 spy thriller, based on Ian Fleming's novel, which keeps you riveted to the seat throughout the show. This is among the best James Bond spy thriller, thanks to the exceptional skills of the director Terence Young.
James Bond's (played by Sean Connery) mission is to try to acquire a Russian encryption device in Istanbul, Turkey, from a Russian agent who wants to defect to the West. The American CIA and a sinister organization called SPECTRE also want the device. However, it turns out that the Russians knew nothing about the device and in fact the whole scheme was a trap for James Bond. The thrilling and exciting story unfolds as Bond gets involved and distracted by a pretty and sexy KGB double agent Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi) and is chased by all sorts of people including a cold blooded killer, Red Grant (Robert Shaw) and the sexy and vicious assassin (Lotte Lenya) with switchblade stiletto shoes as well as Russian and Bulgarian gunmen.
This is a classic action packed James Bond spy movie with a straightforward plot which is well made with excellent acting all round. Set during the Cold war, the story is plausible which adds to the tension.
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Connery will always be James Bond in my book, even though I think that Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan were great Bonds for different reasons. In FRWL we see James Bond emerging as the action hero that he will always been seen as in years to come. You cannot beat the scenes where he is chased by the helicopter or the speed boat chase in the end; they are some of my more memorable Bond moments. Another reason this film stands above the rest is that Shaw plays his role as henchmen/assasin Grant perfectly with a blend of malice, intelligence, mystery, and sophistication...making him one of the most competent and threatening Bond villains of all time. Remember that this review reflects my own opinion...but overall a great Bond film!
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4.5 Stars
"From Russia With Love" is an excellent film indeed, and the second best of the twenty, following closely behind the masterpiece of Bond, "Goldfinger." "...Russia..." surpassed the also great "Dr. No" in every way, with more beautiful women, more exotic locales, and better henchmen (the terrific Robert Shaw, in his second best role, following "Jaws"). The entire film is fun all the way through, but does not match "Goldfinger" for sheer entertainment value. However, Sean Connery was near-perfect in this film, needing perhaps only a touch more of the aloof arrogance and command that made him so brilliant in this film's follow-up. In any case, "From Russia With Love" is absolutely essential Bond...if only they still made films like they used to...
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This earlier film in the Bond series keeps a good pace and lets Sean Connery get on with solving the mystery and finding the clues . There is more of a dramatic feel to it - it's less like a comic book .
The series would go downhill mostly from here on .
The better film would be Goldfinger , but this is not far behind that . I recommend it to those who are unfamiliar with the less showy Bond films .
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When viewing these films by how closely they translated the character of James Bond to the screen, this film is clearly the best of the entire 20+ film series. If you take the three Bond movies that Terrence Young directed (this, DR. NO, and THUNDERBALL), it is clear who truly understood Ian Fleming's character and universe. FRWL is the most espionage oriented of the series, delivering a story that is every bit as crackeling as the on-screen action. Rich, complex, and full of suprises, the story is the best feature to this Bond gem. Connery also seems fully devoted to the role (unlike his final two efforts).
Having gotten through the introductory phase of DR. NO, this is where the Bond series really begins to take off. After watching this classic, one truly wonders how much better the remainder of the series would have been if they had stayed more true and down-to-earth with the Bond character and his assignments. Unfortunately, as is the case with most sequels, the producers lost sight of what made the first films so great (the character and plotting) and instead gave us what THEY figured we wanted - more unbelievable action and explosions!
Aside from the sight of a giant car-telephone, this film alone in the series feels unconstrained by the decade in which it was produced - creating a tense and involving story that can be enjoyed and appreciated by today's audiences as much as it was during its first run!
This film also introduced us to the character of Q, played by Desmond Llewelyn. Though in this film, his trademark animosity toward 007 is not quite fully formed, it is nice to see him come into the series so early!
My only true complaint about the movie is the underdeveloped female character of Tanya Romanov. She could have been a really unique character, but as it is, we never really see when or why she decides to "switch sides." It is never clear, in fact, until the last scene whose side she is on. It may have been nice to see more of the story from her POV.
Though Bond would have a few more "realistic" adventures to come (THUNDERBALL, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, LIVE AND LET DIE, FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, LIVING DAYLIGHTS), this was by-and-large the last and best of the early "real" James Bond.
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