The Living Daylights

Timothy Dalton is the new James Bond in this different approach to 007.
Dalton takes the character of Bond to a darker more gritty approach, doing away with the suave Moore version of Bond. It is an interesting, fresh approach to the films, especially after some of the woeful comedic styles of the past.
The film sees Bond help Soviet General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe) defect to the West, providing sniper cover as Koskov makes his break. Koskov informs Bond that the new head of the KGB General Pushkin (John Rhys-Davies) is killing off British and American spies, under the old policy of Smert Shpionam - which means "death to spies".
A whirlwind adventure takes place when Koskov is "recaptured" by the Soviets, and Bond follows hot on the tail of the defector across Europe, to Morocco and finally Afghanistan.
There is a bit of a lull in the middle of the 15th Bond film, but some parts like how Bond enlists the help of the Mujahideen in an Soviet attack are worth the ride. The opening segment where some British and American spies are indisposed during an exercise is another well thought out and executed scene.
It's a bit of fun and definitely the better of Dalton's two efforts as Bond (the other being Licence to Kill, which I'm certain contains a spelling error).

The Living Daylights (1987): 131 minutes
Bond Songs: The Living Daylights by A-ha, Where Has Everybody Gone by The Pretenders