James Bond returned once again this time in the shape of Roger Moore, and in a film that proved a redemption for the Bond filmmakers. Roger Moore steps very easily into the role of James Bond. Moore is often criticized for playing the role to comically, but after avenging the death of his wife and purging an obsession with Ernst Starvo Blofeld and the rest of SPECTRE, Bond would have accepted a more relaxed approach to his work,and use his wit more. Yaphet Kotto gives a wonderful performance as Dr. Kananga. Kotto plays the character with an amount of dark humor that provides an interesting similarity with Roger Moore's witticisms. Unlike previous villains Kananga does not kill his underlings, infact the loyalty shown to him appears to be genuine and not just as a result of fear. Dr. Kananga is obviously well educated from his title of doctor, yet he still has anout dated (even if proven by Solitaire) belief in voodoo.

Jane Seymour does a good job as Solitaire though she only has a few lines in the movie. I suppose a voodoo priestess wouldn't be very chatty anyway. Live and Let Die is a great movie for henchmen, from Baron Samedi and his maniacal laugh, to the obese and somewhat benign Whisper, Tee Hee Johnson also proves to be a memorable underling with his casual attitude towards loosing an arm and creative uses for the prosthetic one he wars in it's place.

M shows his contempt for Bond and his life style one final time in Live And Let Die with derogatory comments made toward everything from Bond's watch to coffee maker. Moneypenny shows an alliance with Bond by hiding Miss.Carusso in one of the most telling scenes concerning their relationship (or rather lack of one).

Live And Let Die is a whimsical precedent setting Bond film, that successfully inaugurated the Roger Moore era. The combination of colorful characters and fantastic adventure sequences is still present in this unorthodox but good film.