 Derek Malcolm in "The Guardian" disliked the film, saying it was "too long ... and pretty boring between the stunts", although he admitted that the stunts were of a high quality.According to Malcolm, Bond "inhabits a fantasy-land of more or less bloodless violence, groinless sex and naivety masked as superior sophistication", with Moore playing him as if in a "nicely lubricated daze".Although Malcolm tipped the film for international box office success, he observed that he "can't quite see why the series has lasted so long and so strong in people's affections."