Never Say Never Again - A Bond too far

Yes, we all love Sean Connery's Bond. However, age gets to us all and we really should know when to call it a day. Shame on you Mr Connery. Yes, you're still a cool old guy, but you should have known better. Connery hadn't been in the Bond character for some years and was lured back for this one which, due to technical and legal reasons, isn't considered part of the `official' Bond saga.

It's not even an original story, being a remake of the not-so-spectacular `Thunderball.' But, worst of all, is that Connery is starting to show his age. He's looking less like the dashing rogue we saw in Dr No and more like your uncle at a wedding.

Yes, there's some action, some fights and car chases, but it just doesn't feel like a proper Bond film. All the cast have been replaced as the producers weren't allowed to use the `proper' M, Q and Miss Moneypenny. Plus - and unforgive able in my opinion - is the lack of the `Bond theme' every time the action gets going.

The whole thing has a `Bond-made-for-TV' feel to it. If you're a die hard fan of Bond and are craving one last Connery outing then you'll probably get something out of it. However, if you're casual fan of the franchise then you can probably afford to give this one a miss.

5/10 a hard trek, a bit like unicycling to Mordor and back