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In Reply to: Jude Law or Johnny Lee Miller . . . . posted by albee33 on August 17, 2004 at 14:09:12:
But he wants them to go back to the originals - more character driven less effects - in other words remotely credible alla "On Her Majesty's Secret Service or From Russia With Love. But money talks and They tried this with Daulton in Licence to Kill. And while I thought it worked - I wonder if the studio execs got enough cash.I'd like to see him in this role because he's ~40 a good actor and while the Avengers was a total disaster - there is potential to have his trademark intensity with enough light touch for it to work and he has the intelligence which permeates through his work and in life. He's actually a judge on a panel deciding on the best literature novel of the year.
Frankly, I was happy with Brosnon even if the last film was off.
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The first Bond book was all about character and cards. Finnes could do that in spades. Although he comes across as a tad too sensitive to capture the number of women 007 usually does, though.
Ralph would need a more sophisticated Bond girl instead of the HA-HA Onatop kind of two dimensional bimbos.There is much that could be done with James Bond if they look forward and not copy the endless F/X movies. The question is how to make a more sophisticated more credible Bond picture with a non cartoon central character while not alienating Bond fans.
As much as I like to say I'd like a High Brow Bond my favorite actual film of the series was The Spy Who Loved Me. I like Connery Best the Dalton.
I had such high hopes for the Avengers because I felt there was more to work with - a sassy sexual tension with TWO crime fighters and there was usually some quirky story. With Fiennes, Uma and Connery how could it go so wrong - American Writers and money ruined that one and the worst script of the year.
But Fiennes had a light touch in Strange Days - one of the best films of 1995 IMO.
Ralph Fiennes crossed my mind too. The guy is a chameleon: he can act so well. I didn't think he would work as an action star though--but, indeed, if they would go back to the basic gist of the books, he would be great.
--Jack
I get the impression he needs a character to work with. His role in Maid in Manhatten was a flop largely because he was playing a two dimensional chracter and had no clue what to do with it(nothing could be done other than to smile and dote on Lopez). But you know he's too smart so it doesn't fly.But he's been very good for the most part other than that film - even in "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia" he was very good."
He would probably be closer to a Dalton type Bond but a bit lighter - and that IMO would be a good thing.
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