Re-watching. Have seen it numerous times - and really love it! But it's only just more prominently occurred to me that some of the set-pieces lie on the fringes of believability!
Notably:
- The chase at the top of some Venetian rooftops, ending in dangling over a conveniently placed scaffolding, beneath shattering glass.
- Using a motorbike in the river whilst treating boats like crocodile steppings to reach your location! (Perhaps a reference to Live and Let Die, when Sir Roger hotsteps those pesky lizards?).
- The falling out of the aeroplane and catching the parachute just on time (oozing CGI, but not as bad as bombastically unbelievable as the Brosnan expeditions).
- The explosion in the desert building, conveniently setup for a cool aesthetically pleasing stylistic shot (a la Matrix, just before Laurence Fishbourne jumps out of the building into the helicopter).
Other than that, you're not really conscious of the practicality of the stunts interspersed throughout the narrative. These are the 'hold on a minute' moments where you sit back questioning what you see, even for just a fleeting moment!
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