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No Time to Die is a 2021 spy film. It is the 25th film in the James Bond franchise. The film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. It stars Daniel Craig as James Bond alongside Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Ana De Armas, and Naomie Harris, who portrayed the main characters. It premiered in the Royal Albert Hall on September 23, 2021, and was released in the United States on October 8.

Plot
James Bond who is enjoying life with Madeleine Swann is drawn back to action when attacked by SPECTRE. However he soon finds out that there is a man who is also after Madeleine, but he's not from SPECTRE.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is a great sendoff to Daniel Craig's era of Bond, not forgetting the storyline from the previous movies, but also goes on with a new plot.
 * 2) Acting: Once again, Daniel Craig delivers an amazing performance as James Bond, giving the character life and sets it apart from the other Bonds, stripping the character out of plot armor and showing Bond as just a vulnerable man.
 * 3) * Lea Seydoux also delivered a great performance as Madeleine Swann, an improvement from "Spectre", and makes Swann's emotions feel real.
 * 4) * Lashana Lynch delivered a really good performance as Nomi, the temporary 007 who is appointed while Bond is gone, and has great chemistry with Craig.
 * 5) * Rami Malek delivered a decent performance as Lyutsifer Safin, although the character he played isn't very good.
 * 6) * Even Ana De Armas who only appeared for 16 minutes in the movie delivered a good performance!
 * 7) As said in the previous pointer, this movie shows another side to Bond, a more vulnerable side, and also to the other characters.
 * 8) Perfect choreography for the action scenes, especially the Matera fight sequence and the Cuba fight scene.
 * 9) Great musical score, courtesy of Hans Zimmer.
 * 10) An unexpected and emotional ending that caps off Daniel Craig's Bond perfectly.
 * 11) The idea of a nanotechnology virus (Heracles), although not very new, as it was done by FOXDIE in Metal Gear Solid first, is executed really well in this movie.
 * 12) Fukunaga's direction is stellar in this movie. He fixes mistakes from "Spectre" and does great callbacks to previous Bond movies. He also mixes humor (what people tend to criticize Craig's era for is the lack of humor) and serious moments without making it seem absurd.
 * 13) Great cinematography by Linus Sandgren, and great camerawork that makes the fight sequences some of the best in the franchise, with no shaky cam and unnecessary jump-cuts
 * 14) Great title song and even better title sequence. The atmosphere, especially in the cinema is fitting with the movie.
 * 15) Although sometimes it drags a bit, the pacing is surprisingly consistent for a movie that is almost 3 hours.
 * 16) Although it is marketed as just a spy movie, it executes a message really well, to cherish time and live our moments, because one day, those moments will turn into memories. As M said: "The proper function of a man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The villain, Safin is easily the worst part of the movie. While Rami Malek acts quite good, he is just one of those generic revenge villains. Logan Ash, the CIA agent who works for Safin and killed Felix Leiter also felt unnecessary.
 * 2) Some Bond fans might be pissed with the ending.
 * 3) Not very good marketing for the character Nomi. Although most of it is unintentional and accidental, the public just took it too far, it still hurts some people's views going into the movie.