What’s in a name? Quite a lot, if that name happens to belong to one of the most iconic fictional characters on the planet. Matthew Bauer’s documentary delves into the legacy of James Bond, meeting an assortment of men who share their name with the spy. It’s an intriguing idea that might, perhaps, have sustained a short film. As a feature, though, it’s messy, overstretched and dedicates too much time to a rather off-putting Swedish Bond obsessive who has officially changed his name and is possibly a few cylinders short of the full Aston Martin.
The Other Fellow review – no, I’m James Bond…
May 21 2023 - 1 min read
Assorted men who share the fictional spy’s name are the shaken and stirred subjects of Matthew Bauer’s overstretched documentary
Original: The Observer
Author: Wendy Ide