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- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor Your Eyes Only is a solid adventure, although it could have been better. There's enough action to hold those with even a short attention span, and Roger Moore's deft charm hasn't yet begun to wear thin.
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe success of this picture (perhaps Moore's best in the Bond series) can be attributed to the marvelous direction of Glen, who had previously worked as a second-unit director on earlier Bond movies. Not surprisingly, the stunts are some of the best in the series.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyMost of the time, though, For Your Eyes Only is a slick entertainment...not the spaced-out fun that "Moonraker" was, but its tone is consistently comic even when the material is not.
- 70Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrGlen's style...goes for the measured and elegant over the flashy and excessive.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertFor Your Eyes Only is a competent James Bond thriller, well-crafted, a respectable product from the 007 production line. But it's no more than that.
- 50TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissTo evaluate For Your Eyes Only and the other Bond movies, it helps to think of them not as, say, different vintages of a fine Bordeaux but as successive models off the Pontiac assembly line. In one vehicle there may be an annoying ping in the engine of narrative; in another the dialogue may be as sleek as Genuine Corinthian Leather. But all meet the same standards of speed, styling and emotion control. If there is no Rolls-Royce in the Bond series, there is also no Pinto.
- 40EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanMoore just looks confused. He obviously wants to do his thing then hit the bar for cocktails, but John Glen is nagging him to add a roughness to the slick exterior. Equally, it just doesn’t fit. The news is clear, there’s only so far you can push a Bond before it breaks.
- 40Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldEyes is somehow too relaxing to be satisfying.
- 40Time Out LondonTime Out LondonWorth a try, but without his Art Dept clothes on, Bond is like the naked Emperor. Look, Ma, no plot and poor dialogue, and Moore really is old enough to be the uncle of those girls.