The star is O'Donnell. As good as he is, he has the look of a lad on a gap year rather than the charismatic leader who might carry this through.

~ Nicola Osborne -

The star is O'Donnell. As good as he is, he has the look of a lad on a gap year rather than the charismatic leader who might carry this through.

~ Nicola Osborne -

A balance is struck. Be serious about the swordplay and have fun with the rest.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A balance is struck. Be serious about the swordplay and have fun with the rest.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Once the action starts in earnest and the stunt doubles do their thing, the film is entertaining enough, although when Zorro leaps from a high rock onto the roof of a moving train, you do worry about the horse.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Once the action starts in earnest and the stunt doubles do their thing, the film is entertaining enough, although when Zorro leaps from a high rock onto the roof of a moving train, you do worry about the horse.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Dismal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Dismal.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Where Goldeneye stands out is when it challenges the typical Bondian blueprint.

~ Stephen Carty -

Where Goldeneye stands out is when it challenges the typical Bondian blueprint.

~ Stephen Carty -

This is a talky affair designed to move away from the original BBC six-parter's cold-war paranoia in favour of a Michael Clayton-style corporate cover up.

~ Stephen Carty -

This is a talky affair designed to move away from the original BBC six-parter's cold-war paranoia in favour of a Michael Clayton-style corporate cover up.

~ Stephen Carty -

Ridley may not be in the top league of current action stars but she can handle herself, and she is at any rate more convincing as a former soldier than she is as a member of the working class.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Ridley may not be in the top league of current action stars but she can handle herself, and she is at any rate more convincing as a former soldier than she is as a member of the working class.

~ Jennie Kermode -

By focusing on the journey of how a spy becomes the Bond, James Bond we all know, the movie manages the impossible task of coping with all the baggage laid before it and reinvigorating our interest.

~ Stephen Carty -

By focusing on the journey of how a spy becomes the Bond, James Bond we all know, the movie manages the impossible task of coping with all the baggage laid before it and reinvigorating our interest.

~ Stephen Carty -