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Roger Spottiswoode (Air America) directed this film, the 18th chapter in the 35-year-old James Bond series (excluding Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again). James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) learns billi... read more read more...onaire media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) is manipulating world events via an exclusive flow of information through his satellite system reaching all corners of the planet. With a stealth battleship sinking a British naval vessel, Carver sees that the Chinese are blamed. Crashing Carver's party in Hamburg, Bond meets "journalist" Wai Lin (Michelle Yeoh), later revealed as a Chinese agent. In a brief tryst, Bond renews his past relationship with Carver's wife Paris (Teri Hatcher). Carver dispatches Stamper (Gotz Otto) and other goons to cancel Bond, who eludes attackers with some of his new gadgets. In Southeast Asia, after Bond and Wai Lin scuba dive into the sunken British ship, they are captured by Stamper, handcuffed, and taken to Saigon where they make a motorcycle escape. To thwart Carver's plans for WWIII, the two agents head for Carver's stealth ship where a cruise missile is aimed at Beijing. Principal photography began April 1, 1997 in the new Eon Productions studio facility at Frogmore, northwest of London, and on the 007 stage at Pinewood Studios. Locations included the UK, Hamburg, Southeast Asia, Mexico, and off the Florida coast. The trademark Bond pre-title sequence was filmed in the French Pyrenees snowfields, centered around one of the few high-altitude operational airfields in Europe. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 6, 1998

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  • July 24, 2011
    Despite the mixed reviews, I think this high-tech eighteenth Bond film is smart, well-thought-out, thrilling, and filled with both great acting and great action.
  • June 29, 2011
    Male fantasy #1 continues it's grip on the West as Brosnan smoothly does all that Bond is supposed to do: steal bad guy's woman, ruin bad guy's plan for world domination, get the next cutie lined up (she always looks great in a bikini!), avenge the death of the bad guy's woman, p... read morelay with unbelievably sophisticated technology, go skiing, go scuba diving, go parachuting, sleep with enemy spy, and finally look as good shirtless as in a tux. And what did you do today? I love Michelle Yeoh!
  • October 31, 2010
    Nothing going for this movie, Bond in China doesn't work.

    Update: My least favorite Bond by far.
  • September 12, 2010
    Excellent Bond movie with 007 on a mission to stop war between England and China. My fave scene is the freefall off the skyscraper. Pierce is hot.
  • June 29, 2010
    After the solid Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies is a slight step down. The idea for this film was good, but it doesn't quite feel like a Bond film. Tomorrow Never Dies is a hit and miss film with many good moments, but with quite a few ones at that. Just when Goldeneye injected ne... read morew blood into a tired out franchise, did the film makers decide to slow down a notch, and if you have that with this one, an action film that doesn't really deliver on awesome action like Goldeneye did. Here the action is a little light and it seems that James Bond has outwitted the villains far too easily in this one.
  • September 23, 2009
    Hmmm, not too bad but it will never be a classic eh!
  • June 15, 2009
    Roger Spottiswoode gets the chance to direct Pierce Brosnan's sophomore James Bond film.

    The plot is fitting for a James Bond flick, but it tends to be a bit flat at times. After the typical opening action sequence and credits, the film spends quite a bit of time building up t

    ... read morehe story and the villains. It is successful at setting up the former, but the latter on the other hand, isn't so great, which in turn creates more of a lackluster villain. His intentions are cruel, however it is difficult to find him truly threatening.

    The action isn't superb, however it is entertaining. Bond driving a BMW with a cellphone and the motorcycle chase are sequences to note. There is a lot of action at the ending as well, which isn't surprising. Michelle Yeoh also gets the chance to take out some thugs with her martial arts skills. Thank you.

    Pierce Brosnan successfully portrays Bond yet again and Jonathan Pryce shows up as the villain. Michelle Yeoh and Teri Hatcher are the bond girls. Michelle Yeoh kicks some butt, while Teri Hatcher's character is nearly meaningless.

    Tomorrow Never Dies lacks the memorable characters and a really interesting story, but it is still a good movie nonetheless.

  • June 9, 2009
    and neither will this tiresome franchise...
  • April 29, 2009
    again i love the bond movies and brosnan is proving that hes a pretty good bond movie so really worth a watch
  • December 15, 2008
    Pierce Brosnan's sophomore outing as James Bond finds 007 up against a megalomaniac media owner (Jonathan Pryce) who wants to bring the world to the brink of World War III for ratings.

    Brosnan continues his dominance in the James Bond role and Michelle Yeoh plays one of those Bo... read morend girls that's different from other Bond girls that we've been hearing about for thirty years. Terri Hatcher's role as the media mogul's wife is practically a cameo- she makes no difference to the film other than to give Bond as little sentimental time. Jonathan Pryce gives a good portrayal of the villain Elliot Carver at the beginning, but turns into a lampoon of himself by the end of the film.

    Tomorrow Never Dies is an average action film which makes it a below average Bond movie. It just sort of presents its self and says "Here I am". The action sequences are OK, but beyond that it gets a little dicey character wise. A lackluster Bond film.

Critic Reviews


Jonathan Rosenbaum
November 10, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

The 18th James Bond movie features the usual saturation bombardment. Full Review

Todd McCarthy
July 28, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety

A solid but somewhat by-the-numbers entry in the James Bond cycle. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
June 18, 2002
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

Brosnan is fast becoming the second best 007 -- effortlessly competent and coolly sexy. Full Review

Kenneth Turan
February 14, 2001
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Veteran director Roger Spottiswoode has tried to pep the old warhorse up, but the combined inertia of all those pictures over 35 years proves hard to budge. Full Review

David Denby
January 1, 2000
David Denby, New York Magazine

You won't miss a thing should you leave well before the end. If more can't be found in Bond than this, I wouldn't object, in principle, to that tuxedo's being hung up in the closet for good. Full Review

Charles Taylor
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

Somebody thought it would be a nifty idea for Yeoh, who does her own stunts, to make her Hollywood debut as a Bond Girl. Too bad they weren't smart enough to think of having her make her Hollywood deb... Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Gets the job done, sometimes excitingly, often with style. Full Review

January 1, 2000
USA Today

Lead Pierce Brosnan seems distracted, and even the standard pre-credits production number falls flat before the main story begins.

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The best Bond film in many years. Full Review

Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

This latest film is such a generic action event that it could be any old summer blockbuster, except that its hero is chronically overdressed. Full Review

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