george lazenby played bond in on her majesty's secret service.
george lazenby played bond in on her majesty's secret service.
who played bond in on her majesty's secret service?
george lazenby
the review-aggregation website rotten tomatoes gives the film a score of 80% based on 46 reviews, and a weighted average of 6.8 out of 10. the website's critical consensus states, "george lazenby's only appearance as 007 is a fine entry in the series, featuring one of the most intriguing bond girls in tracy di vincenzo (diana rigg), breathtaking visuals, and some great ski chases." ign ranked "on her majesty's secret service" as the eighth best bond film, "entertainment weekly" as the sixth, and norman wilner of msn, as the fifth best. digital spy listed the film as the best james bond film to date. the film also became a fan favourite, seeing "ultimate success in the home video market". in september 2012 it was announced that "on her majesty's secret service" had topped a poll of bond fans run by 007 magazine to determine the greatest ever bond film. "goldfinger" came second in the poll and "from russia with love" was third.
on her majesty's secret service (film)
the american film reviewer leonard maltin has suggested that if it had been connery in the leading role instead of lazenby, "on her majesty's secret service" would have epitomised the series. on the other hand, danny peary wrote, "i'm not sure i agree with those who insist that if connery had played bond it would definitely be the best of the entire bond series ... connery's bond, with his boundless humor and sense of fun and self-confidence, would be out of place in this picture. it actually works better with lazenby because he is incapable of playing bond as a bigger-than-life hero; for one thing he hasn't the looks ... lazenby's bond also hasn't the assurance of connery's bond and that is appropriate in the crumbling, depressing world he finds himself. he seems vulnerable and jittery at times. at the skating rink, he is actually "scared." we worry about him ... "on her majesty's secret service" doesn't have connery and it's impossible to ever fully adjust to lazenby, but i think that it still might be the best bond film, as many bond cultists claim." peary also described "on her majesty's secret service" as "the most serious", "the most cynical" and "the most tragic" of the bond films.
on her majesty's secret service (film)