Con licencia para matar
Con licencia para matar

Con licencia para matar

1969Movie80 minSpanish

Four martial-artsy crime-fightin' gals and their comic sidekick, under the leadership of a middle-aged guy in a business suit, defeat some bad people who are doing bad stuff.

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IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic50/100
Google Users75%
Director: John GlenGenres: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime

Plot Summary

James Bond is on a rampage after his friend Felix Leiter is gruesomely attacked and his wife is murdered by a drug lord. Bond goes rogue, defying MI6 orders to pursue the villain, Franz Sanchez, on a personal vendetta across the Caribbean. He allies with Pam Bouvier, a pilot, and Kwamme, a knowledgeable CIA agent, to bring Sanchez to justice.

Critical Reception

License to Kill was generally met with positive reviews from critics, who praised Timothy Dalton's darker, grittier portrayal of Bond and the film's intense action sequences. However, some critics found the plot to be overly convoluted and the film's violence to be more gratuitous than in previous installments. Audience reception was also largely positive, though it was less commercially successful than some other Bond films.

What Reviewers Say

  • Timothy Dalton delivers a more brutal and human James Bond.
  • Features some of the most intense and memorable action sequences in the franchise.
  • The plot occasionally falters, but the character-driven revenge narrative is compelling.

Google audience: Audiences generally appreciated Timothy Dalton's performance and the action, but some found the film darker and more violent than expected, leading to a mixed but generally favorable reception.

Fun Fact

Timothy Dalton is the second-shortest actor to play James Bond, standing at 5'10" (1.78 m), with only George Lazenby (5'10" as well, sometimes listed slightly shorter) being shorter.

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