The World is Not Enough

Have to admit the verdict on this one is still yet to be determined.
Action junkies wouldn't be bored by the film but some of acting leaves a lot to be desired while the plot isn't exactly something to write home about.
Let me rephrase that.
The idea of having the very attractive daughter (Elektra King played by Sophie Marceau) of an assassinated billionaire put in Bond's protection only for her to be behind the scheme to increase petrol prices worldwide by triggering a nuclear meltdown is a plausible one (by Bond standards anyway), but the execution may have missed the mark.
Denise Richards plays Bond girl Christmas Jones, who is a nuclear physicist who ends up helping Pierce Brosnan's Bond as he tries to stop Renard, played by Robert Carlyle. Whose idea was it to have Denise Richards play a physicist? With most other Bond films while the storyline hasn't been overly realistic, you've at least been able to believe in a character and the way it's played.
I will not ever believe Richards as a physicist (except a clever pilot in Starship Troopers).
The performance on actor or actress doesn't usually impact so much on my perception on a film, but this one was different for some reason.
In terms of action, the opening scene with Bond pretty much destroying Q's retirement vessel was exciting, as was the helicopter with the giant spinning blades as it cut Bond's vehicle straight down the middle.
The rest, well, you decide.

The World is Not Enough (1997): 127 minutes
Bond Songs: The World is Not Enough by Garbage