Cathy Morgan-Gilmour

This was my first Bond Movie. I saw it at Hammersmith Odeon with a friend in 1971. We were 14. I was knocked out by the music of John Barry - Louis Armstrong, Title sequence and Ski Chase." Try" in the Casino has a beautifully played flute solo. George Lazemby was very poorly received by critics and I love Sean Connery - I'm also a Scot - iconic - but Lazenby did the job particularly well with the talent of Diana Rigg (Avengers TV series). The chemistry between them was sublime. As for Telly Savalas (NY lolly-pop sucking Detective Kojak) as Blofeld - fabulous casting indeed. The storyline keeps your attention throughout. I had to plead with my Dad to take me back to the Cinema to get the Soundtrack LP. He loves it too and is now 94. My husband and Son - both musicians - also appreciate the Music. Thoroughly recommend.

Despite some good science at the start, travelling near the speed of light to achieve Earth-like gravity - and some intriguing scenes with Pattison and his baby - the plot quickly descends into a mashup of gratuitously dark psychobabble that even Pattison couldn't save. We already knew about Hawking Radiation and being sucked into a black hole stretches any object to oblivion, not to mention a plethora of exploding human heads, yet to collect energy for our dying planet. Therefore a very expensive, albeit futile mission, having left dangerous, unmonitored criminals to do the job. A bit far fetched and a huge expense that would render Elon Musk penniless. The model-making and sets were also rather poor. We were hardly expecting Cohen's "Gravity 2013." The interior of the "7" designated spaceship, however, is more indicative of a budget 1970s Youth Hostel. It's interstellar exterior like shipping containers held together with string. The unfortunate runabouts reminded us of 1930s Flash Gordon, with vinyl-like space suits barely appropriate for the near absolute zero of Outer Space. Sylvia and Gerry Anderson could have done better - not to mention model-making undergrad students more worthy of the cost. The wonderful "Dark Star" directed by John Carpenter (1974) comes to mind. As for the dogs - who let them out?!"

Thumb twiddling boredom layered with repetitive violin scraping throughout. On a plus side makes watching paint dry somewhat exciting.

Quite riveting from segue to segue. Teenage boy played by Finn Little has noticeable ability playing a believable character. Deserved more than 6.3 rating overall. Audience rating by Rotten Tomatoes a much better reflection of the film's entertainment value.

Absolutely brilliant throughout! 5.0

Negative reviews forget that this film is not to be taken so seriously. Put simply, it does its job as Bond movies do in giving us pure escapism with a slightly unbelievable plot. The Guardian tells us that "in trying to compete with both the Mission: Impossible and 007 franchises, Heart of Stone does an admirable job." I have to agree. From the outset we follow Bond-like spy, Rachel Stone, in a hi-tech cyberverse aiding her escape from villains down snowy ski slopes, paying homage to Bond escaping his nemesis, Blofeld, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." Even my nonagenarian Father stayed awake for 2 hours of epic cinematography and a plot which gained in momentum as quickly as it thickened. The only criticism worth mentioning are some unnecessary attempts at humour which were not cheesy enough, perhaps, and a "baddy" sorely in need of decent prop or two to add some gravitas. Well worth a watch and well done Netflix. Looking forward to Heart of Stone 2.

Clearly some critics don't know what a good movie is! The Gray Man far exceeded expectations with seamless live action stunts, direction and cinematography that surpasses that of some recent Bond movies. Also of note were the acting abilities of a star in the making, Julia Butters. In short - knocked our socks off! Rate it 90%. Looking forward to watching Gray Man 2!