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NO TIME TO DIE (2021) - Critical Reaction and Box Office Performance

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  • SomethingThatAteHimSomethingThatAteHim
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    AA Dowd who I respect as a critic and often, though obviously not always, agree with said he thinks NTTD is the weakest of the Craig Bond films. I think it’s fair to say that’s a fringe opinion at this point, but I certainly hope I don’t agree!
  • skropper13skropper13 United States
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    SomethingThatAteHim wrote: »
    AA Dowd who I respect as a critic and often, though obviously not always, agree with said he thinks NTTD is the weakest of the Craig Bond films. I think it’s fair to say that’s a fringe opinion at this point, but I certainly hope I don’t agree!

    All a matter of opinion of course, but I don’t think any film from Craig could let me down more than SP.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,480
    skropper13 wrote: »
    SomethingThatAteHim wrote: »
    AA Dowd who I respect as a critic and often, though obviously not always, agree with said he thinks NTTD is the weakest of the Craig Bond films. I think it’s fair to say that’s a fringe opinion at this point, but I certainly hope I don’t agree!

    All a matter of opinion of course, but I don’t think any film from Craig could let me down more than SP.

    That's the one shining light for me - even if I don't like it, I can't imagine it's worse than SP.
  • ShakenNotStirredShakenNotStirred
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    Scott Mendelson @ Forbes.

    'No Time To Die' is pretty good when it's focused on just being "the next James Bond movie," but it stumbles in the back half as a direct sequel to 'Spectre.'
    Full Review | Original Score: 5/10
    Ouch.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,115
    ShakenNotStirred wrote: »
    Scott Mendelson @ Forbes.

    'No Time To Die' is pretty good when it's focused on just being "the next James Bond movie," but it stumbles in the back half as a direct sequel to 'Spectre.'
    Full Review | Original Score: 5/10
    Ouch.

    Scott Mendelson famously called SP the worst James Bond movie in 30 years. He seems to have called out one of our biggest fears.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    From the reviews i've seen there seems to be a lot of great action scenes but the story and the villain are not very good.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2021 Posts: 2,354
    Some Early reactions below.

    NO TIME TO DIE is very good. I’m more relieved than anything else. I was worried going in.

    It’s somehow the silliest and most serious Daniel Craig outing. Mostly the former.

    — Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) September 28, 2021

    NO TIME TO DIE is mostly nonsense, Roger Moore-level absurd plot. But I love Roger Moore and was in the mood for a ridiculous plot. Craig is great. (Though the ending tries to go for something poignant and heavy and I wasn’t into that part.)

    — Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) September 28, 2021

    GIVE ANA DE ARMAS EVERY ROLE EVER. I wish she was in #NoTimeToDie more but my God, she was perfect! Hilarious and a bad ass. I love her. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is heavily felt and that's a GREAT thing. And Daniel Craig…wow. Bravo 007, bravo!! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/npvNSQ2P8D

    — Yolanda Machado (@SassyMamainLA) September 28, 2021

    Very much enjoyed #NoTimeToDie . Amazing stunts/car chases and really fun dialogue (you can spot Waller-Bridges' additions), but it definitely needed more Ana de Armas. Her and Lashana Lynch are both great, but Armas' bit is just too short. It's also at least 30 mins too long.

    — Alex Ritman (@alexritman) September 28, 2021

    More reviews:
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/no-time-to-die-first-reactions-premiere-1235022188/
  • RainyRainy Skyfall
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    Currently sitting at an 89% on RT with 37 reviews counted. On MetaCritic it's at 76 with 22 reviews counted.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    edited September 2021 Posts: 4,343
    That’s really solid.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    At this rate, it’s gonna settle somewhere in the late 80s/early 90s.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    On RT Top Critics are giving a 8.3 score with a 93% appreciation. That’s really good folks.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    I'm not believing any review until ive seen it myself.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    007InAction wrote: »
    . It's also at least 30 mins too long.

    — Alex Ritman (@alexritman) September 28, 2021

    I can believe that: I don’t think I’ve ever seen a blockbustery film this long that couldn’t have been shorter.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    The consensus seems to be that there are two good Craig films two bad Craig films, and then this one falls in the middle.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
    edited September 2021 Posts: 4,343
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    The consensus seems to be that there are two good Craig films two bad Craig films, and then this one falls in the middle.

    SF had 81 on Metacritic, NTTD 75. SP had 60 and QoS 58. On RT Top Critics are giving NTTD a 8.3 score with a 92% of appreciation.

    It doesn't fall in the middle, it's way closer to CR and SF. Sorry for you.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    The consensus seems to be that there are two good Craig films two bad Craig films, and then this one falls in the middle.

    Yeah I don't get how you arrived at that being the consensus. I'm seeing person after person write glowing words about NTTD.
  • DraxCucumberSandwichDraxCucumberSandwich United Kingdom
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    Back to 90% on RT
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    The consensus seems to be that there are two good Craig films two bad Craig films, and then this one falls in the middle.

    Yeah I don't get how you arrived at that being the consensus. I'm seeing person after person write glowing words about NTTD.

    I don't know; I'm seeing most reviews are positive but come with a 'it isn't perfect' qualifier, which I didn't see much of in reviews for CR and SF. It looks like it's generally coming out as the third best Craig film, which I can deal with- the top two were two of the best Bond films ever.
  • The_ReaperThe_Reaper
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    Yep, currently 90 on RT. If it settles around 80+ I'll be satisfied. It's all about Craig going out strong for me, with the character being front and center saving the world.

    The film will struggle to hit that 900 mil and that sucks for EON but all studios are hurting these days. Maybe they will be smart and scale these films back down to the trim spy thrillers they should be.

    Do these films really need to be 250-300 million in budget?
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    It appears most reviews are positive though here in Belgium the newspaper film reviewer of De Standaard calls the direction terrible, the humour non-existent and the storytelling poor.

    He rates it one star out of five with a review that’s been titled Bond reaches end- and lowpoint.

    By far the worst-rated NTTD review I’ve come across so far.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    It appears most reviews are positive though here in Belgium the newspaper film reviewer of De Standaard calls the direction terrible, the humour non-existent and the storytelling poor.

    He rates it one star out of five with a review that’s been titled Bond reaches end- and lowpoint.

    By far the worst-rated NTTD review I’ve come across so far.

    Damn.

    This is going to be divise. And the worst bit is that we'll be left to this divisive discussion for years.
  • manovermanover uk
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    Generally the reviews are quite positive with a number of 5 star reviews ....u cant ask for any better than that..
    The main thing its getting positive vibes from the majority who saw it..
  • JimjambondJimjambond
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    At this point one has to see it just to find out what people are talking about. There are some head-scratchinh conflicting reports.
  • RainyRainy Skyfall
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    Glad to see it bump back up to 90% on RT overnight. Will probably settle in the high 80s.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    Jimjambond wrote: »
    At this point one has to see it just to find out what people are talking about. There are some head-scratchinh conflicting reports.

    Yeah, the synopsis @GoldenGun posted doesn't square with what I have read so far (I don't know how spoilery this is, but I think I have seen "weird" or something like it in mutliple reviews). I am just chomping at the bit, to see it and it is an open question, whether I am going to spoil it for myself until I can finally see it. I just can't stop looking for comments about it. Only 1 day, 6 hours and 47 minutes to go, but who's counting :-SS
  • bondsumbondsum
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    Personally, I stopped using RT as an accurate barometer for a movie's quality a long time ago. I mostly rely on good word of mouth or the occasional critic whom I have come to trust. It does appear that some critic's five star ratings are in conflict with their overall lukewarm written reviews. The only thing I'm getting from them is the first part of the movie is very strong, let-down by a disappointing second half.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    GoldenGun wrote: »
    It appears most reviews are positive though here in Belgium the newspaper film reviewer of De Standaard calls the direction terrible, the humour non-existent and the storytelling poor.

    He rates it one star out of five with a review that’s been titled Bond reaches end- and lowpoint.

    By far the worst-rated NTTD review I’ve come across so far.

    Meanwhile more positive noises coming from Italy, where reviewer Francesco Rizzo writes that it’s a ‘(grandiose) exit for Craig’. He also reports there is a lot of typical British irony in there, which contradicts what I’ve read from the above reviewer.

    Again, I’ve read this review only diagonally since I’m afraid for spoilers.

  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    One thing that is nice is that I haven't seen a single person say that Craig is too old for it.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
    Posts: 665
    Univex wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    It appears most reviews are positive though here in Belgium the newspaper film reviewer of De Standaard calls the direction terrible, the humour non-existent and the storytelling poor.

    He rates it one star out of five with a review that’s been titled Bond reaches end- and lowpoint.

    By far the worst-rated NTTD review I’ve come across so far.

    Damn.

    This is going to be divise. And the worst bit is that we'll be left to this divisive discussion for years.

    Who cares what the Belgians think
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,790
    Scaramanga1974 wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    GoldenGun wrote: »
    It appears most reviews are positive though here in Belgium the newspaper film reviewer of De Standaard calls the direction terrible, the humour non-existent and the storytelling poor.

    He rates it one star out of five with a review that’s been titled Bond reaches end- and lowpoint.

    By far the worst-rated NTTD review I’ve come across so far.

    Damn.

    This is going to be divise. And the worst bit is that we'll be left to this divisive discussion for years.

    Who cares what the Belgians think

    I hope you’re not being serious.
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