A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available on Crave. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 2,221 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch Roger Moore work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Crave.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, A View to a Kill earns its spot. The plotting gives A View to a Kill its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay. Roger Moore and Tanya Roberts lead a cast that never lets the mystery feel thin. A View to a Kill came out in 1985. A View to a Kill is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

For anyone who wants their crime drama to earn its twists, A View to a Kill delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Roger Moore's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.