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Dalton was simply awful

posted 13 years ago by IndianaDoctor
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I've heard a lot of praise for Dalton for Bond, but I found is performance very plain. He was just too dark, now okay Roger Moore's Bond got to jokey, if you get my drift but his films was very entertaining. Dalton was simply boring, as we've all heard the production for Living Daylights wanted Prosnan, also Prosnan wanted to be bond. However Remington Steel squashed any hopes for Bond, so they went for second choice Dalton ,too serious & too boring. I've got nothing against Dalton a talented actor but just doesn't suit the secret agent atmosphere. I just wouldn't what it would be like if Prosnan took the role early.

[–] MovieChatUser497 (18943) 2 years ago

I gotta agree, Dalton has zero charisma and I found him pretty boring. It’s a damn shame because he had great material to work with, unlike Brosnan who had terrible material to work with but is a far more talented actor.

[–] Ripkens25 (1901) 2 years ago

I agree as well. Dalton is a good actor, but as Bond he was just too….stuffy.

Daniel Craig, on the other hand, delivered a master class on how to do a serious Bond. Calm, cool and dangerous.

I never got a sense of danger from Brosnan. He was too busy prancing around in his little tuxedos, not a hair out of place, worrying about whether his little martinis were shaken or stirred.

[–] overseas7 (3524) 2 years ago

Dalton was a very good Bond.