A production still of Timothy Dalton as James Bond on location at Sugar Loaf Shores Airport, Florida Keys, USA during filming for Licence To Kill (1989) The way that Tim approached Bond in his 2nd outing was unmistakably Ian Flemings's creation incarnate. #Bond #JamesBond

LTK certainly has its detractors in terms of the Florida based narrative, leading many Bond fans to make what I consider to be a unfair comparison with Miami Vice. Dalton made the character his own, while at the same time channeling the spirit Fleming's creation perfectly.

The pre-title sequence is a great example of script writing by both veteran scriptwriter Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson who created an introduction which sets up so many elements, which all pay off beautifully later in the film.

The central notion of using a wedding as a catalyst for the story in LTK evokes the bitter sweet moment we last saw one in 1969. In terms of character this goes much deeper than losing friends to the hands of a drug dealer. This is rooted in the tortured emotional core of Bond.

It makes sense that Bond would be very disturbed about the death of Della and the near fatal wounding of his friend. He then spends every moment ruthlessly and meticulously dispensing justice in a plot which is not given the due credit it deserves.

The Wavekrest scene achieves a great deal in 13 minutes. In Bond's first move going rogue he infiltrates Sanchez's boat, perks the interest of his girlfriend, ticks off some revenge duty for Sharkey, destroys his drugs and escapes with the money. All in a days work for Bond.

This is some very clever plotting. Not only is it a thrilling action set piece in which we see Bond as a ruthless assassin but it hugely delivers as being a pivotal scene in terms of how he manipulates the situation to his greatest advantage later in the story. A bravado move.