This one is sure to divide opinion, as many feel OHMSS gets a raw deal. It's by no means the most ridiculous movie in the franchise; many feel that Lazenby actually brings an emotional depth and maturity to Bond largely absent from Connery's macho escapades. Others, however, regard him as simply a boring replacement in a role far too big for him. American film critic Leonard Maltin wrote that OHMSS could have been the absolute pinnacle of Bond movies had it starred Connery. Sadly, for all its potential, the film commits two unforgivable crimes. The hotly debated marriage of James and Tracy was always going to be a necessary part of the series, given its pivotal role in Fleming's novels, but - in hindsight - it sticks out like a particularly sore thumb. Tracy Bond's death is probably the most heartbreaking moment in the entire series, and is pulled off with a great amount of gravitas by Lazenby, but given the subsequently campy, overblown direction the series went on to embark upon, it renders OHMSS a huge misstep in the wider context of the franchise. As a stand-alone film unattached to the Bond legacy, it would surely be far more effective. Worst Moment: The second of those two unforgivable crimes? Breaking the fourth wall, something Bond has never ever done with such brazen flippancy since. With the simple line "this never happened to the other fellow", Lazenby ushered Bond into a new self-aware era - and had thousands of fans tearing their hair out as a result.
