Pierce Brosnan has become best known for two very different roles in his career. One of these big roles is playing Sam Carmichael in the ABBA-filled jukebox musical film adaptation of Mamma Mia! as well as its sequel movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Sam is one of the three prospective dads of protagonist Sophie in the film.

Before he was in Mamma Mia!, however, Brosnan was well-known for his work in the James Bond franchise. Brosnan followed Timothy Dalton's two-film foray in the franchise and preceded the well-loved Daniel Craig in the role. He went on to play 007 in four movies, three of which were released in the 90s, including GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough. Brosnan's 2000s James Bond Film gets evaluated by a professional.

One Firearms Specialist Does Not Approve Of Die Another Day

Die Another Day Had Several Inaccuracies

A firearms specialist gives his review of Brosnan's gun carrying in Die Another Day. Released in 2002, Die Another Day was Brosnan's last hoorah in the special agent role before ing the torch to Craig in 2006's Casino Royale. Die Another Day was Brosnan's highest-grossing James Bond film, making $431.9 million at the worldwide box office. Despite this monetary success, the film was not incredibly well-liked among critics, receiving a mixed 56% Tomatometer. Audiences liked it even less, as the movie got a 41% Popcornmeter.

Firearms expert Patrick McNamara is also not thrilled with Die Another Day, evaluating its use of guns in an interview with Insider. McNamara is quick to criticize multiple elements of Brosnan's last Bond movie, including his use of cover (or lack thereof), and the way that he holds the gun. He also pointed out a scene in the Bond film wherein an assailant's face was visible enough to shoot at, but instead, 007 opts to shoot the character's hand. Overall, he gives the "gun form" a 3 out of 10 accuracy rating. Check out the full quote from McNamara below:

He looks around the corner. You never clear a corner with your face. Your face can't shoot back. It would have been better in this particular scene if he were maybe using that full room as cover. He could have been full extension and maybe pied off that corner a little bit, and walked laterally in a fashion. And then now he owns that real estate with the gun instead of with his face.

James Bond doing what is referred to a cup and saucer grip. So instead of a good grip where you're consuming the lower portion of the pistol, to reduce muzzle whip like we talked about before, his hand grip is almost underneath of the pistol. So cup, saucer. So there is very very little control when it comes to controlling the recoil. There is absolutely no scenario, zero, where cup and saucer would be good to use.

He's right in the middle of the hallway, it is like he's in a competition shooting match, and he's hitting multiple targets. You don't clear a hallway from the center of the hallway. You want to use cover. His transition between target and target was not bad. But tactically speaking it was very poor.

That was a very easy shot at the assailant. The guy who was holding the guy. His entire pie was visible. Instead he offered to shoot him I think in the hand, and her in the arm. Which, screw that, I would have taken that shot. He should have that level of training that he can take that shot easily. Overall, Pierce Brosnan's gun form is very subpar. I would rate this clip a 3.

Our Take On Die Another Day's Inaccuracy

The Bond Movies Could Have Gotten Better Over Time

Given the prominence of the Bond franchise, it is somewhat surprising to hear that Die Another Day made all these errors. It seems like Brosnan's team either did not have any consultants or made poor use of them when choreographing the gun-based fight scenes. Part of this may have been for dramatic effect, but elements such as Brosnan sticking his head out could appear senseless even to the ordinary viewer. It would be interesting to see an expert like McNamara review all the Bond films and how their use of guns has changed over time.

Source: Insider