In many ways, Timothy Dalton’s James Bond was before his time.
Following the more tongue-in-cheek approach taken by Roger Moore, Dalton debuted as Bond in 1987’s “The Living Daylights” as a more hard-edged 007 that wasn’t a far cry from what Daniel Craig would bring to the role some 16 years later.
Dalton would continue that more character-focused portrayal with 1989’s “Licence to Kill,” but at the time, not all critics were convinced.Among all the James Bond movies, Dalton’s two outings are by no means viewed as blunders.
But they aren’t necessarily seen as all-time classics, either.
Dalton never really got the scripts he deserved, and it seems longtime Bond producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli may have seen it similarly.
After “Licence to Kill,” Broccoli decided to part ways with Richard Maibaum, though the writer claims he left “by mutual consent.” Maibaum had co-written the movie that kicked off the Bond franchise,…
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