James Bond: A View To A Kill (SE)

Action, Adventure

Roger Moore	James Bond
Christopher Walken	Max Zorin
Tanya Roberts	Stacey Sutton
Grace Jones	May Day
Patrick Macnee	Tibbett
Lois Maxwell	Miss Moneypenny
Fiona Fullerton	Pola Ivanova
Robert Brown	M
Dolph Lundgren	Venz
Patrick Bauchau	Scarpine
Bill Ackridge	O'Rourke
Daniel Benzali	WG Howe
Alison Doody	Jenny Flex
Peter Ensor	Tycoon
Walter Gotell	General Gogol

Director	John Glen (II); John Glen
Producer	Albert R. Broccoli; Michael G. Wilson
Writer	Ian Fleming; Richard Maibaum
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Musician	John Barry

Roger Moore's last outing as James Bond is evidence enough that it was time to pass the torch to another actor. Beset by crummy action (an out-of-control fire engine?) and featuring a fading Moore still trying to prop up his mannered idea of style, the film is largely interesting for Christopher Walken's quirky performance as a sort-of supervillain who wants to take out California's Silicon Valley. Grace Jones has a spookily interesting presence as a lethal associate of Walken's (and who, in the best Bond tradition, has sex with 007 before trying to kill him later), and Patrick Macnee (Steed!) has a warm if brief bit. Even directed by John Glen, who brought some crackle to the Moore years in the Bond franchise, this is a very slight effort. --Tom Keogh