The Single Biggest Mistake Every James Bond Film Has Made

James Bond's ninth cinematic outing has the occasional good scene here and there, but it is another one of the franchise's weaker films overall. Why? Because it's too damn low-key.

There are hardly any gadgets, there's never enough threat (all the main villain is trying to do is sell a solar power device to the highest bidder) and most shockingly of all, there's a body-count of, wait for it... six. Just ridiculous.

As you'd expect, the late, great Christopher Lee makes for a wonderful villain but he is the only thing that keeps this thoroughly mediocre film above the two-star level. It really does feel like the most low-stakes, inconsequential James Bond film of them all.