Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’

Written by Shae Rufe

I thought of writing out the James Bond Theme but didn't because that would be weird. So just hum it in your head and pretend it's awesome while I hum along, because this movie was my first Bond Movie in theaters. Everything else I ended up seeing on TV or rented VHS tapes. 

Yep, that is how old I am. Bond held a special place in my heart after this, he was the ultimate spy, and I finally got the impact of it. Every kid wanted to be a spy. It was cool! They were sexy, with nice cars, gadgets, and above all, hot lady friends. I was a weird kid.

This time Bond isn't facing the KGB! Instead, it's an American technological terrorist. The plot is simple, steal a GPS encoder and start a war between the U.K. and China. This shouldn't be too hard, because you know, wars between the U.K. and anyone just start at random. Well, maybe not, but when you have a device that literally reroutes and launches things, like a U.K. missile into Chinese waters... it makes war easier to start. 

It's always fun to mess with other countries! Not to mention, when you have an elaborate plan that involves doing so, with a British ship in Chinese waters, and you shoot down the plane that comes to investigate the whole mess... you're a master mind. Plus, you're an evil master mind when you own the broadcasting company that televises a story saying the Chinese are attacking the British. Because maybe you want to replace the government officials along the way. And maybe you need this "war" because you're insane and you might just benefit the best from all this.

If you're James Bond, however, you get to investigate these weird things. You also get to seduce the bad guy’s wife, who happens to be an ex-girlfriend. Man, it must be nice to be 007. Sadly, the wife is murdered shortly after James steals back the encoder and thankfully Bond meets Lin, a Chinese spy working the same case he is. The two are captured and escape together, making for the perfect romance story, and decide that solving the case is their best option. With their powers combined, the two master spies are able to do the impossible, save the world. They end up killing the bad guy, Bond saves Lin, and the two vanish without so much as a trace.

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