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This actually feels more like a detective story than a secret agent movie. Sean Connery in his first outing as 007 is a definate improvement over Robert Nielsen. This story is very simple and could have easily been edited down, but I am glad that they didn't. I think they wanted to keep the costs down if this movie had not been a hit. As history shows, that was not the case. Although it is a simpler, smaller James Bond, the movie does not dissapoint. It lays down all the basics for what the character was to develop into. Connery himself takes to the roll from the very beginning and I'm sure that even here he gave inspiration for action heroes to follow. Ursula Andress (Undress?) plays the Bond babe, but only shows up towards the end and doesn't have much of a personality, but is pretty good eye candy. Joseph Wiseman is great as the cold villian. So with the combination of these three talents, it definately makes a very entertaining 007. Not to forget the soundtrack that has the classic unforgettable theme song, which is slightly overplayed in this movie. The rest of the soundtrack is almost cheesy. For the first Bond movie, it is very enjoyable. Compared to the first production (Casino Royale), a definate improvement.