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Dec 19, 1997 · Michelle Yeoh plays Wai Lin, a Chinese agent who helps James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) stop a media mogul's plan to start a war. See her action scenes, photos, trivia and reviews on IMDb, the world's most popular movie database.
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- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Roger Spottiswoode
- 1997-12-19
After moving to the United States, Yeoh gained international recognition for starring in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and in Ang Lee 's martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), the latter for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
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Mai Lin isn’t a helpless object of sexual fantasy that Bond seduces into betraying her own interests; she’s an independent espionage agent from the Chinese Ministry of State Security who has her own agenda and mission. Lin doesn’t turn to 007 out of helplessness, but because they have a shared enemy in the new media mogul Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pr...
While Goldeneye returned to the “classical Bond” tone following the grittier approach of Timothy Dalton’s two films as the character, Tomorrow Never Dies at least tried to place Bond within a modern context. This is evident in the film’s main antagonist, who is a not-so-subtle parallel to Fox News’ Roger Ailes. It made sense that Bond would need th...
Bond’s superiority complex has always made him a somewhat difficult character to relate to. Part of Bond’s initial appeal is that he’s simply the best at everything; while Sean Connery was able to make this cheeky and fun in his initial films, it became more and more irritating as the series continued. Instead of letting Bond show off his skills to...
One of the common criticisms of the Bond franchise has been the lack of emotional depth; if Bond simply sleeps with his love interest and then never sees them again, why should we invest in any of his relationships? This has also attracted criticism for its assumptions about Bond’s disregard for his female love interests. However, the relationship ...
How Michelle Yeoh's Mai Lin became the first equal partner of James Bond in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies. The film tried to modernize the franchise with a Chinese agent who matched Bond in skills and wit.
- Liam Gaughan
- Senior Writer
Dec 12, 2022 · How Michelle Yeoh and Pierce Brosnan made a James Bond movie that feels like a date night flick. Learn why Yeoh's Wai-Lin is the best Bond Girl and why she should have had her own spinoff.
- Ryan Britt
Feb 26, 2022 · James Bond Alum Michelle Yeoh Recalls Playing A Bond Girl In Tomorrow Never Dies And How The Role Was Evolving At The Time. News. By Carlie Hoke. published 26 February 2022. James...
Tomorrow Never Dies is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond.
