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Dr. No

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United Kingdom, United States · 1962
Rated PG · 1h 50m
Director Terence Young
Starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Bernard Lee
Genre Adventure, Action, Thriller

In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

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75

TV Guide Magazine by

A solid, surprisingly modest spy thriller, enlivened by Sean Connery's screen charisma and occasional hints of the extravagance to come.

70

The New York Times by Bosley Crowther

This lively, amusing picture is not to be taken seriously as realistic fiction or even art, any more than the works of Mr. Fleming are to be taken as long-hair literature. It is strictly a tinseled action-thriller, spiked with a mystery of a sort. And, if you are clever, you will see it as a spoof of science-fiction and sex.

75

ReelViews by James Berardinelli

There are no gadgets, forcing Bond to rely on his ingenuity (in one scene, when he needs to breathe while submerged, he uses hollowed-out reeds as air tubes). The single car chase is reasonably straightforward. And, for the only time in the series, 007 is unmistakably brutalized, appearing bloody, beaten, and disheveled as a result.

80

Empire by Kim Newman

The beginning of the super-successful franchise, this remains one of the most satisfying Bond films.

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