Sean Connery is James Bond for the fourth time.
SPECTRE steal a military jet and hide it underwater, then retrieve its two nuclear missiles and threaten to blow up Miami.
There are daft things in this film, but it’s still gripping. On the ludicrous front, there’s the fact that Bond is booked into the same health farm as a SPECTRE agent. It’s never explained, so you have to assume it’s just an astonishing coincidence. Then there’s the scene in which Bond escapes with a jet pack, conveniently stashed on a roof. Why did he use it on this one occasion but never before and never after?
I liked Domino (Claudine Auger) and the villain Largo (Adolfo Celi), and the acting was generally above-par.
The lengthy underwater fight scene was surprisingly brutal.
As usual, Bond’s asides when killing people are those of a psychopath.
(In 1983, Connery starred in a remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again. This isn't considered an official part of the franchise.)
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