No Time To Die Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

4. The SUPERB Action Sequences

No Time to Die may not quite deliver the franchise-best thrills of Casino Royale or Skyfall, but it is nevertheless one of the most impressively action-packed entries in the franchise to date.

The expanded runtime gives Fukunaga the floor to serve up some elaborate, deep dish set-pieces that really run the gamut of Bond history, from motorcycle chases to town shootouts, and of course, a prolonged battle in the villain's lair.

It's all wrought with slick style and grounded with a very real sense of tension for perhaps the first time in the series, especially later in the film, that Bond's life truly is hanging in the balance and he might not make it out alive this time.

Don't be shocked if Fukunaga snags himself another major tentpole gig - perhaps even a superhero movie - soon enough.