Monday, January 12, 2015

TV Slut: Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond


Cam told me about this BBC America series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond which is based on the author and creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming. This is a four part series that is about 45 minutes each episode. Dominic Cooper stars as Fleming and continues to show why he is one of the best actors not getting the attention he deserves. You may know him as Tony Stark's father in the Captain America movies or from his great movie The Devil's Double.


This covers Fleming's life as a ladies man just coasting through life on his family's money and his reputation. His older brother and his mother are tired of his nonsense and he is eventually asked to join the military. He does and is good at coming up with ideas even though he refuses to take orders or authority seriously. While all this is going on he is trying his best not to fall in love with various women. You get to see a lot of why Bond behaves the way he does. When people read his writing they ask if it is autobiographical.


When this series was done I wished that there were about six more episodes to watch. Four is good but made me want more. The acting in this is really good. I loved the music. It felt like I was watching a Bond movie and proves that with the right personality anyone can play the guy. This came out almost a year ago and I didn't hear anyone talking about it. Stop that. Tell me about good stuff.

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