The Man With The Golden Gun 1974

Nora Sayre, New York Times: If you enjoyed the early Bond films as much as I did, you'd better skip this one. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Roger Moore is a pastry chef's idea of James Bond; but Christopher Lee as the archetype of the evil antagonist makes this 007 outing just about bearable. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The Man with the Golden Gun certainly isn't worth $1 million, but it's fine for the price of a video rental. Read more

Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine: The best Bonds, like the car that twirls, were sly without quite getting silly. The best Bonds also had Sean Connery, whose absence is sorely felt here. Read more

Verina Glaessner, Time Out: Roger Moore's interpretation of Bond is blandness personified. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: The comparatively spare arrays of mechanical devices seem more a cost-cutting factor. Read more