The prologue involves Bond, now played by Pierce Brosnan, infiltrating a chemical plant in Russia with fellow 00 Agent Alec Trevelyan, played by Sean Bean. Unfortunately, Trevelyan is captured and executed by Colonel Ourumov, played by Gottfried John, and Bond escapes before the plant is destroyed.
Nine years later, Bond is on a mission in Monte Carlo to observe Xenia Onatopp, played by Famke Janssen, a suspected member of the Janus crime syndicate. Xenia is there to steal an experimental helicopter with EMP shielding, which is used to steal a secret Russian weapon satellite known as GoldenEye. Bond travels to St Petersburg to find Janus and determine his motives, in order to prevent the GoldenEye from being misused. He is aided in his mission by CIA agent Jack Wade, played by Joe Don Baker, ex-KGB agent turned mobster Valentin Zukovsky, played by Robbie Coltrane, and GoldenEye programmer Natalia Simonova, played by Isabella Scorupco.
This is a great film, with some fantastic action scenes like the tank chase. It also explores Bond's purpose, both as an agent after the Cold War and as a womanising scoundrel in an age of political correctness. Natalya is a pretty cool character. She's crafty, she thinks on her feet, and she's the one who ultimately saves the day.
If there is any real issue I have, it's that the GoldenEye seems rather destructive for an EMP, but that's kind of minor.
So yeah, not much to really say, other than that nostalgia aside, it still holds up as a strong movie. And 007 is still relevant.
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