12 Things You Learn Rewatching Diamonds Are Forever

3. Sean Connery Seems Totally Bored Throughout

One of the most common complaints about Diamonds Are Forever is how utterly disinterested Sean Connery seems throughout, in what is his final canonical performance as 007, discounting his return in 1983's non-Eon production Never Say Never Again.

Having quit the Bond role after You Only Live Twice, Connery was lured back with a record $1.25 million salary ($7.7 million in 2018 dollars), accounting for almost 20% of the entire movie's budget. Despite the epic payday, Connery still plays the part tired and bored, sadly.

While this more stoic performance might've worked if the script remotely addressed 007's increasing age and weariness - something Never Say Never Again did extremely well, giving a 50-something Connery a far better, if unofficial, send-off - ultimately his lethargic, unfussed turn is totally at odds with the wacky, almost cartoonish narrative.

Despite many holding him up as the best Bond to date, here even an unprecedented paycheck can't inspire him to give much of a toss. With such a dreadful script, though, you can't entirely blame the guy.