For Your Eyes Only Movie

For Your Eyes Only
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Run Time: 127 min
MPAA Rating: PG
Released: 1981
Directors: John Glen
Genre/Type: Spy Film
Adventure
Romantic Adventure
Glamorized Spy Film
Producers: Albert R. Broccoli
Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson
For Your Eyes Only eschews the gimmickry and campiness of earlier James Bond films, concentrating instead on telling the story and maintaining suspense. Roger Moore is back as Secret Agent 007, this time on the trail of Soviet spies while he romances the beautiful Melina, played by Carole Bouquet. Richard Maibaum's screenplay has very little to do with the collection of short stories that made up Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only, save for the plotline involving Melina's seeking vengeance for the death of her father. The direction is by John Glen, who'd previously done second unit work on other Bond films.

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The film was shot mainly in Greece on locations such as Meteora, Island of Corfu, and the Achilleion. Other locations included England (Pinewood Studios with 007 Stage), Italy, and The Bahamas.
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Cast

Actors Character Born
Roger Moore James Bond Oct 14, 1927 in London, England, UK
Carole Bouquet Melina Aug 18, 1957 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Topol Columbo Sep 9, 1935 in Tel Aviv, Israel
Lynn-Holly Johnson Bibi
Julian Glover Kristatos Mar 27, 1935 in London, England, UK
Cassandra Harris Lisl Dec 15, 1952 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jill Bennett Brink Dec 24, 1931 in Penang, British Malaya
Michael Gothard Locque
John Wyman Kriegler
Jack Hedley Havelock
Lois Maxwell Moneypenny Feb 14, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Desmond Llewelyn Q Sep 12, 1914 in Wales, UK
Geoffrey Keen Minister of Defense
John Wells Denis Nov 17, 1936 in England
James Villiers Tanner
Janet Brown The Prime Minister
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Review by John L. Messina
After 1979's Moonraker, the keepers of the James Bond franchise determined that the series had drifted too far from its roots and became overly reliant on gadgetry and camp. For Your Eyes Only, the 12th film in the series, returns to the form that worked in the early Sean Connery films. The Bond character is restored to his earlier incarnation as an edgy, tough gentleman spy, and simple intrigue returns to the storytelling. Though it has fewer technological gimmicks than the typical Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only provides solid adventure, with an emphasis on stunts. It has a more believable plot than usual, and the villains seem human for once. Still, it could have been better. While the main body of the film offers constant riveting action, it is regrettably framed by a pair of unfortunate camp bits involving frequent Bond nemesis Ernst Blofeld and a Margaret Thatcher lookalike. In his fifth turn as Bond, Roger Moore delivers his finest performance. More serious than usual, Moore eschews the goofiness that marks his other portrayals. The acting highlight, however, comes from Carole Bouquet's performance as Melina Havelock. This "Bond girl" can actually act; she delivers a tough, adult portrayal -- a stark contrast to the silly characterization of Bibi offered by Lynn-Holly Johnson. Intended as comic relief, Bibi comes off as merely annoying -- so annoying even Bond won't sleep with her. While Topol provides good fun as the smuggler Columbo, Julian Glover and Michael Gothard make boring bad guys. Director John Glen, who'd previously done second unit work on the series, proves himself adept at using beautiful locations and staging breathtaking stunts. Note Topol's first scene with Moore, on a boat, as Glen subtly sways the camera to simulate rocking.
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