Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 29, 2014
Metascore
Generally Favorable
62
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
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Generally Favorable
62
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Jan 27, 2014
91
Their [John Brownlow and co-writer Don Macpherson's] saga is so vividly shaded, even minor characters resonate.
Jan 28, 2014
75
The performances here are all good, and the chemistry between Cooper and, particularly, his lovers is palpable.
Jan 31, 2014
63
Cooper is compelling as an overconfident hothead who sees creative potential around each corner. Trouble is, no matter what the writers dream up for Fleming, Fleming has already dreamed up better for Bond. [10 Feb 2014, p.48]
Jan 24, 2014
50
When not trapped in the effort to wring excitement from Fleming's adventurous sex life, the series rolls on compellingly with his spying adventures, his role in creating a special operations unit.
Jan 27, 2014
38
Fleming the character is Bond without the mystery, and Fleming the miniseries is a Bond epic reduced to the most generic of redemption stories.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.3
74% Positive
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Mar 16, 2024
7
Une biographie très romancée de l’auteur de James Bond : on se demande sans cesse ce qui est plus ou moins vrai, plus ou moins faux, éxagéré ou à la limite, plus ou moins caricaturé ! Cela dit, hormis les effets numériques qui font de la peine, cette mini-série en 4 épisodes est bien agréable, elle se laisse regarder comme un vrai roman… Ian Fleming, héros de la guerre secrète, grande gueule, (in)novateur, homme à femmes ou mythomane opportuniste veinard issu d’une famille de la grande bourgeoisie ? C’est là sans doute toute la contradiction de celui qui voulait être James Bond, je suppose. Bref, on y croit pas trop mais c’est fort divertissant et bien mené.
