Review of No Time to Die (2021) - The Pensive Conclusion

After six years of waiting (part of that spent during a pandemic), No Time to Die was meant to be a celebration of Daniel Craig's era and close it out in style. As you can probably guess, the film became a polarizing one within the fandom, with any comments section containing both high praise and strong contempt. Basically, you have to see the film for yourself to know if it's up your alley or not. I can only speak about my own personal experience, and much as with a lot of recent films, the criticism isn't without merit, but I feel like it's overblown. As far as actor finales go for this series, I submit that this is one of the better ones, though that's not exactly great company to be in. Also, is it weird to anyone else that this has a lot of things in common with the spoof Casino Royale? (Bond comes out of retirement from a secluded paradise, multiple agents taking on the 007 designation, biological warfare, a daughter, and an explosion kills Bond)