Die Another Day

"He's never been cooler."

2002 2h 13m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 4,018

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Synopsis

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James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

“He's never been cooler.”

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan
James Bond
Halle Berry
Jinx
Toby Stephens
Gustav Graves
Rosamund Pike
Miranda Frost
Rick Yune
Zao
Judi Dench
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John Cleese
Q
Michael Madsen
Falco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Tamahori
Writers: Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Tracey Wilson
Languages: English, Korean, Cantonese, German, Spanish, Icelandic, Italian
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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$142M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 7 languages: English, Korean, Cantonese, German, Spanish, Icelandic, Italian.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christian Wagner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Tamahori directs. David Tattersall behind the camera. David Arnold scores. Christian Wagner cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Korean, Cantonese, German, Spanish, Icelandic, Italian.

Trivia

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1$142M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
3Released 24 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 7 languages: English, Korean, Cantonese, German, Spanish, Icelandic, Italian.
5Part of the "James Bond Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Lee Tamahori, shot by David Tattersall. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Christian Wagner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry and Toby Stephens carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "He's never been cooler.".
11IMDB entry: tt0246460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 26 themes, including "post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)", "espionage", "spy", "demonstration".
13Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Tattersall
Original score: David Arnold
Editing: Christian Wagner
Production design: Peter Lamont
Makeup / hair: Paul Engelen
Stunt coordinator: Aine Henson
Runtime: 133 min · 2h 13m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $142,000,000
Box office: $431,971,116
Return: 304% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Die Another Day (2002)

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James Bond Collection

The James Bond Collection is a legendary spy film series based on Ian Fleming’s novels, following MI6 agent 007, James Bond, as he takes on global threats with style, gadgets, and charm. Produced by EON Productions, the franchise spans 25 official films (1962–2021) and has featured six actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. Known for its thrilling action, iconic villains, Bond girls, and unforgettable theme songs, the series remains a cornerstone of the spy genre. With espionage, luxury cars, and shaken-not-stirred martinis, Bond continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

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talisencrw2016-08-12
★ 8/10
Most definitely the worst 'official' James Bond film I have ever seen (haven't seen 'The World Is Not Enough', 'Quantum of Solace' or 'Spectre' yet) but still has its moments, and like The Rolling Stones or Pink Floyd, even the bad stuff is better than 80% of the other stuff out there. Still I wish it wasn't Brosnan's last one--and though Craig was truly a refreshing change in his realistic tone that hearkened back to the great days of Connery, that too got old, even for the actor himself.
John Chard2020-03-16
★ 5/10
Sigh Another Way. Die Another Day is directed by Lee Tamahori and written by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rick Yune, Rosamund Pike, John Cleese, Judi Dench and Michael Madsen. Music is scored by David Arnold and cinematography by David Tattersall. Bond 20 and 007 is captured and tortured by the North Koreans after being betrayed by an MI6 mole. After being exchanged for a deadly enemy operative, Bond has his 007 status revoked and is forced to go rogue to find who the mole is. As the Bond franchise celebrated 40 years of being, the film to mark the occasion, ironically, forgot the subtle ingredients that make up the best Bond movies. What we get is a chaotic movie, excess is the order of the day, with Eon allowing Tamahori to stack up scene after scene of video game standard ideas. There is no lack of effort here, the heart is full of good intentions, but some big cheese in a suit should have reined the director in. It's also a sad day in the Bond universe when a Bond film uses homage's to homage itself, only for that idea to tire itself out as well. There is barely any time for reflective silences, for a show of character depth, on the odd occasion the film slows down, gasping for air, Tamahori rushes into the next bit of noise annoys. While the action is often as laughable as the dialogue. This may have made a pot load of cash, but few serious Bond fans would have returned to see this again at the cinema. It's Bond for the non Bond fans, a lazy popcorn no brain for the gamers who just want crash, bang and wallop with no substance. Ssshh, did someone say Batman & Robin? As the film unfolds in a blur of sledgehammer editing and lack of restraint, not to forget CGI that is shameful, the cast struggle to keep the good ship Bond afloat. Brosnan is on smug auto-pilot, this film proving to be a sad farewell for him from a role he had previously graced with some distinction. Berry is gorgeous but looks awkward with the action scenes and can't carry off the chirpy aspects of the script, though in her defence she's not done any favours by the writers and Tamahori is more concerned with showcasing her twin assets. Pike is OK, sexy and feisty, if a little difficult to accept as a MI6 agent. Stephens, who went on to do very good acting work later in his career, hams it up for all he is worth. Meant to be a shadow characterisation of Bond, Stephens plays Gustav Graves as some posh cartoon character from a Brit sit-com, a world away from the much needed dastard villain opposing Bond. His motives unclear and a victim of one of the film's more berserker twists. Yune is fun with his diamond studded face and old pros Cleese and Dench at least come out of it with reputations still intact. While Madsen is criminally underused. Elsewhere on a technical front there's also not much to shout about. Madonna's title song, the worst in the series by far, is only beaten in awfulness by her cameo in the film. Tattersall's photography barely registers above the ordinary, with sub-standard location filming not helping either, and Arnold's score is about as far removed from Bond flavours as it can get. There are some good scenes within, a machismo pumped sword fight between Bond and Graves and a laser beam (hello Goldfinger my old friend) dodging fist fight stand tall above the messy quagmire, but the memory of the good sequences are quickly vanquished once the "invisible car" is put to field duty use! And with that there really is no more to say about the "quality" of Die Another Day. For Bond fans it's about a 5/10 movie, for casual blockbuster fans after a cheap thrill it will no doubt score higher.
Wuchak2021-06-05
★ 8/10
One of the top two in Brosnan's stint Agent 007 (Pierce Brosnan) is sent to North Korea to investigate a colonel illegally trading weapons for African blood diamonds. The trail eventually leads from Hong Kong to Cuba where Bond meets Jinx (Halle Berry) and infiltrates a gene therapy clinic in a veritable fortress off the coast. Next, Bond has a thrilling fencing match at a swank club in London with the main villain (Toby Stephens). The final act switches to an incredible ice palace in Iceland and back to Korea. Rick Yune is on hand as the secondary villain, Zao. "Die Another Day" (2002) was Pierce Brosnan's fourth and final performance as James Bond and it has the most pizazz of his four movies by far. Its heightened comic book-ness gives it a bad rap, but that’s what makes it stand out from the previous two installments, which had a muted palette and were somewhat forgettable (although entertaining enough). The villains are more memorable in this one and the Bond women are certainly acceptable. The best part of the film, for me, is the over-the-top sword fight at the manor. Although it's so overdone it's somewhat goofy, it may very well be the best sword fight in the history of cinema. The second half, which mostly takes place in Iceland, has several good action sequences as well, even goofier than the sword fight, like the iceberg tsunami on which Bond surfs (Why Sure!). But it's not like this is the first time an action scene was totally ludicrous in a Bond picture (Remember the ‘Bat Boat’ in the opening of “The World is Not Enough”?). The first time I saw Brosnan my initial thought was, "He'd make a great Bond,” and so he does; but it's a different Bond than Connery or Moore and it takes time to get used to him. Madonna sings the title song (and has a cameo). The film runs 2 hours, 13 minutes, and was shot in Maui, Hawaii (opening surfing scene); England (including as a stand-in for Korea); Andalucía, Spain (Cuba); Austurland, Iceland, and Norway (ice car chase and ice palace environs). GRADE: B+/A-