Liam Gaughan is a writer at Collider with a passion for classic films and the work of Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
There is no more important supporting character in the James Bond franchise than M, the employer of 007 that serves as the head of MI6. Although the best films in the series put Bond at the center of the action, M is responsible for much of the work that the franchise has done to ground itself within a realistic version of espionage.
Niven is pretty much wasted in the role of M, and actually does a much better job in his short capacity as Bond. Casino Royale is only really worth watching for true Bond obsessives who feel the need to see anything that is remotely associated with the series; for everyone else, both the film and Niven’s performance don’t have really anything in common with what is broadly accepted in the other adaptations.
✕ Remove Ads M isn’t really a main character in Never Say Never Again, so it is difficult to judge Fox’s work in comparison to the more central role that the MI6 leader plays in other films. That being said, Never Say Never Again is a pretty underrated film that questions what it would look like if Bond was actually forced to age; in this sense, Fox does have a great dynamic with Connery that allows these more mature themes to stand out.
✕ Remove Ads Octopussy PGThrillerAction A jewel-encrusted Fabergé egg surfaces at a London auction, catching the attention of MI6. James Bond is dispatched to investigate its origins, leading him to the mysterious and opulent world of exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan, and his accomplice, the enigmatic and resourceful circus leader, Octopussy.
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