Critics Scoreboard
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Average Critic Score:
56
(21 sources)
56
(21 sources)
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80
Empire
Fast, funny, very British and less militaristic than, say, The Peacemaker. On this evidence, we may be forced to say, Carry on, Bond. Read Full Review » -
80
Washington Post
Tomorrow Never Dies isn't one of the great Bonds, by any means. But it's familiar, flashy and enjoyable in all the right places. Read Full Review » -
75
Chicago Sun-Times
There's a high gloss and some nice payoffs, but not quite as much humor as usual; Bond seems to be straying from his tongue-in-cheek origins into the realm of conventional techno-thrillers. Read Full Review » -
75
ReelViews
Tomorrow Never Dies is a better film than Goldeneye. In fact, it's the best Bond film in many years. Read Full Review » -
75
San Francisco Chronicle
If the formula seems a little tired, it still has more sophistication and pizzazz than most action films. Read Full Review » -
70
LA Weekly
The hardware explodes just fine, all the right people die, and Pierce Brosnan, suave and likable as ever but no Sean Connery, not in a million years, gets the job done. Read Full Review » -
70
Variety
There is plenty of bang-bang but very little kiss-kiss in Tomorrow Never Dies, a solid but somewhat by-the-numbers entry in the James Bond cycle. Read Full Review » -
67
Austin Chronicle
It's far from unenjoyable, but the dank shroud of the overfamiliar lies heavy over all, kind of like watching an Elvis concert circa 1976. Read Full Review » -
60
Los Angeles Times
Veteran director Roger Spottiswoode has tried to pep the old warhorse up, but the combined inertia of all those pictures over 35 years proves hard to budge. Read Full Review » -
60
The Onion (A.V. Club)
The second Pierce Brosnan-fronted James Bond movie settles into the groove of unspectacular convention-adhering that has marked the series for the last couple of decades. Read Full Review » -
60
The New York Times
Despite Mr. Brosnan's best efforts to be lethally debonair, the Bond franchise has sacrificed most of what made this character unique in the first place, turning the world's suavest spy into one more pitchman and fashion plate. This latest film is such a generic action event that it could be any old summer blockbuster, except that its hero is chronically overdressed. Read Full Review » -
60
Washington Post
Tomorrow is propelled by relentless action. Chase scenes are interrupted not by witty conversation or sexy conquests but by the rattle of machine gun fire. Read Full Review » -
58
Entertainment Weekly
The film forgets that Bond's most dangerous actions have always been his quietest ones, in which he uses his charisma to turn his enemies against themselves. Read Full Review » -
50
TV Guide
Ultimately, though, the film is forgettable even by the standards of prefabricated pop ephemera. Read Full Review » -
50
Christian Science Monitor
Pierce Brosnan wisecracks his way through the starring role with more aplomb than credibility. Read Full Review » -
50
Dallas Observer
Brosnan proved his worth last time around; but, sad to say, the rest of Tomorrow Never Dies lacks the wit and inventiveness of GoldenEye, let alone of Goldfinger. Read Full Review » -
50
New York Magazine
If more can't be found in Bond than this, I wouldn't object, in principle, to that tuxedo's being hung up in the closet for good. Read Full Review » -
50
San Francisco Examiner
What's pleasing about this movie is its enduring adherence to the Bondian ideal. Read Full Review » -
50
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40
Chicago Reader
Apart from the welcome grace and pluck of Asian action star Michelle Yeoh--who all but steals the movie away from Pierce Brosnan's Bond and single-handedly makes this a better wedding of Hong Kong and Hollywood than either Rumble in the Bronx or Face/Off--this film has no personality whatsoever. Read Full Review » -
20
Film Threat
Tomorrow Never Dies, like the commercial marketing assault the Bond cast has been involved in, is a hollow experience that's egregiously trumped up by its high energy glitz and gimmickry. Somewhere, in their rush to amaze and thrill, the filmmakers forgot about Bond, the man. Read Full Review »
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