Little White Lies

The World IS NOT Enough OR, CAN MOVIES SAVE THE WORLD?

I was watching the film the way it was meant to be seen: via premium streaming service. It had something to do with Channing Tatum, rocket-powered rollerblades, Eddie Redmayne screaming while wearing a shower curtain, Sean Bean pretending to be half bee, and a breathless tussle to ensure the future of planet Earth. It was fun. But there was something odd about the experience, beyond the bee acting. This is a film in which, like so many before it, the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. Yet

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