
The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down.... (Full plot summary below)
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The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life. Then after being offered the next seven Bond films and a $1 million signing bonus, he turned it all down.
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| Birth.Movies.Death.Dave SchillingMuch of the film is hilarious and Lazenby is a remarkable storyteller. |
| indieWireSteve Greene"Becoming Bond" is a delightful dip into someone's own version of their past. It might be light on tuxedo talk, but the biggest takeaway is how much more there is learn. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfPlays like an iffy "Funny or Die" short, lacking polish, focus, and laughs to truly become the raucous celebration of a bad business decision it wants to be. |
| Globe and MailBarry HertzThe result is as slick as it is hilarious, a perfect portrait of an aging ladies' man and irascible rebel agent. |
| ColliderTommy CookUltimately Becoming Bond rests on George Lazenby - and the actor, cantankerous, witty, gregarious and just a little sad, ably shoulders the responsibility. |
| The New York TimesGlenn KennyOn the whole, Becoming Bond is sufficiently winning that you might even forgive its chapter titles, each one a worse-than-the-previous play on a James Bond-associated phrase |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comDavid MartindaleWe get to know a man who relished almost every minute of what he experienced. |
| IGNJim VejvodaThe charming, skillful storyteller George Lazenby himself is the best reason to watch Becoming Bond. The reenactments, while often funny and involving, simply can't hold a candle to the man and his anecdotes. |
| Stuff.co.nzJames CrootTelling his tale direct-to-camera and in his own words, Lazenby makes for a hilarious and charismatic guide to an incredible story. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeEven Lazenby detractors can’t help but be charmed by the man himself, who may not have been much of an actor, but turns out to be a bloody good storyteller, and an awfully salty one at that — revealing sexual conquests that would make even Bond blush. |