This one has to do with a Russian who is attempting to defect. In exchange, he gives the British Secret Service information about the Russian President who is killing off 00 agents. Bond must help the defector get out. Along the way there are a few twists which lead to a bigger picture as to what is going on.
As with the other Dalton film, this one is more serious which benefits the franchise. There is far less tongue-in-cheek humor (still a few dad jokes) and is more of an action spy film. I still say Timothy Dalton really got the short end of the stick when it came to his role as he did a good job in his two films and changed the direction of the entire franchise, in a good way.
I love that Joe Don Baker and John Rhys-Davies were some of the big names in this one. Kinda a geek wishlist for James Bond films! :) There was also a very small part by Virginia Hey who played Zhaan in Farscape, one of my top sci-fi franchises ever.
I also like that the Bond girl, Kara Milovy, wasn't just a 'fall into Bond's arms' kinda girl. There was one weird scene on a ferris wheel but other than that she had a mind of her own, a rarity in the early Bond films.
Overall it was entertaining and the change in pacing really brought the level of the franchise up a couple of notches.
Yes, I'll recommend this one.
P.S. Either the Russian agent really loved this one particular song by The Pretenders, or the tape he had in his Walkman was just a recording of that song over and over again.
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