Slow and steady seems to be the pace with Roger Moore’s improvement as James Bond. This marks his third appearance in a Bond film (the 10th in the series) and would be Moore’s point of no return. After The Spy Who Loved Me, Moore would portray Bond as arrogant in his desirability, essentially forcing himself upon women because he knew they subconsciously wanted his pretty-boy man juices, even if they didn’t know it yet and however hard they would resist.
The story has a more serious tone, with Soviet and American subs going missing along with their payload of nuclear missiles (reminiscent of You Only Live Twice). So Bond goes in search of a man claiming to be selling a high tech submarine locating system, where he ultimately teams up with a Soviet spy. Turns out the lovely spy was married to a Soviet agent that Bond killed, and she has sworn to kill 007 once they retrieve the subs. The plot takes a dive as it turns out the villain is another run of the mill “take over the world” type, who thinks he can create a more perfect humanity in an underwater environment.
Some goofy gadgets (a submarine car?) and an over-the-top final battle sequence lighten up the film a bit too much and in the end, 007 warms the cold Siberian heart of his Soviet side kick and they do it in a life raft, only to be discovered by both of their governments in said life raft. Moral of the story- James Bond can bring peace to the world and love to lonely Russian women.
Slow and steady seems to be the pace with Roger Moore’s improvement as James Bond. This marks his third appearance in a Bond film (the 10th in the series) and would be Moore’s point of no return. After The Spy Who Loved Me, Moore would portray Bond as arrogant in his desirability, essentially forcing himself upon women because he knew they subconsciously wanted his pretty-boy man juices, even if they didn’t know it yet and however hard they would resist.
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