Die Another Day

Whoever thought two Oscar winners might make a Bond movie artsy, relax: babes and gadgets still supersede character development and the human condition. Fortunately. It's 007's twentieth, and the fireworks look great, if overblown. Visiting North Korea, Hong Kong, Havana, London and Iceland, Bond chases Colonel Moon, who's intent on destroying South Korea with his outer-space sun-mirror annihilation thingy. Moon genetically reengineering himself into a British upperclass twit doesn't help. Watch (or listen) for: references to earlier episodes (sometimes as reheated subplots); a cameo by Madonna; the punk classic 'London Calling' (Joe Strummer turns in his grave).