TOMORROW NEVER DIES

Yeoh Only Live Twice

I thought the last 007 movie GoldenEye, which featured the debut of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, was the greatest Bond film made in the last 25 years. This one isn't quite as pristinely constructed, but still delivers outstanding entertainment.

The one problem with GoldenEye was that it featured a somewhat dull main villain. That problem has been remedied only too well. In fact, the media king portrayed by Jonathan Pryce is over the top, and his scheme to start World War 3 to boost ratings is illogical.

Teri Hatcher shows up only long enough to look gorgeous, advance the plot and make herself disposable. The film may have run itself dry midway through, but riding to the rescue is the incredible Hong Kong star Michelle Yeoh, who plays Chinese spy Wai Lin. She becomes Bond's partner and handily steals the latter half of the film. Here's hoping that Yeoh's pairing with Brosnan has the same result as her teaming with Jackie Chan did in Supercop: a solo spin-off film for her character. She deserves it.

Also on hand is the usual assortment of elements we expect from a 007 adventure: girls, guns and gadgets - plus some ingeniously staged chases, fights and stunts in exotic locales around the world.

Sheryl Crow does an okay job with the theme song, presented during another wonderful title sequence. But stick around to hear K.D. Lang kick Crow's ass with a fantastic end theme.

Superheroes and supervillains; magic car; thrilling stunts; crazy gizmos; kung fu; gun fu; exploding helicopters, jets and ships.

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