The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

The Spy Who Loved Me
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum from characters created by Ian Fleming
1977/US
IMDb page
Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime rental

Stromberg: Well, well… a British agent in love with a Russian agent. Détente, indeed.

Perfect movie for when you need a break from thinking.

James Bond (Roger Moore) is assigned to investigate the highjacking of U.S. and Soviet nuclear submarines.  Relations with the Soviets are good for the moment and Major Anya Amasova from the KGB is assigned as his partner.  They are a match made in heaven except for the fact that James killed Anya’s husband.  It should not be too much of a spoiler to say that SPECTRE is behind the plot, this time under the direction of Stromberg (Curt Jurgens).

Everything plays out just exactly like you would think it would.  The action is fairly stirring and this episode’s enforcer is Jaws (Richard Kiehl).

The Bond franchise lost its luster for me when Roger Moore took over the character.  Barbara Bach made a beautiful Bond girl but her acting leaves something to be desired. I needed some light entertainment yesterday and the movie has my all-time favorite Bond title tune and all worked out well.

Carly Simon sings “Nobody Does It Better” (The Spy Who Loved Me)