I didn't see Goldeneye until after I had been playing the Nintendo 64 video game for about 4-5 years. Therefore, on first viewing I think I was so mesmerized with seeing the set pieces from the game in real life, that it clouded my judgement.
This is still the best Brosnan Bond film and at times it is entertaining, but it's a bit of a mess. I think with a new actor playing the famous role, the filmmakers felt compelled to shoehorn Bondisms into almost every scene. That works sometimes, others it comes across as lame. 5/10.
The only redeeming factor in this was the soundtrack...the movie was paced waaaaaaaay too slow...not at all what I expected.
It's so bad that it's good. Only because the screenplay knows it and doesn't do any afford to make it look better than it is. The scripts are excellent in some scenes. So I'm not sure why this film has a low score. It's a good lauch.
Killer tomatoes is even worse, but I guess most people will rate that film high. Maybe because it's more obvious a self mocking film.
