One of the better Brosnan Bonds, his 2nd outing hits the ground running and keeps up its relentless pace throughout. Spottiswoode expertly brings more vim and vigour to the franchise and there's no sign of the alleged backstage fighting. Brosnan slips effortlessly back into the role of 007, teaming up with a hard asskicking Chinese agent (Yeoh) in battling a media mogul who is stage managing a world war in order to get exclusive broadcast rights. If anything, Pryce's fey mogul is the film's weakest link but it doesn't affect the film's breathless speed too much.