It’s messy, overstretched and dedicates too much time to a rather off-putting Swedish Bond obsessive who has officially changed his name and is possibly a few cylinders short of the full Aston Martin.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 21, 2023

[The] premise, coupled with curiosity and goodwill, buys about 20 minutes of running time before the film becomes unsatisfying, built upon random ideas and tiny snatches of disparate biographies flung like confetti over an arbitrary narrative.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 19, 2023

No Martinis in sight, but this is still an extremely watchable look at a unique naming phenomenon — with surprisingly profound results.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2023

The film-makers mostly strive for a whimsical, humorous tone, with quick-cut editing and dramatic recreations of moments in the life of the ornithologist whose name was borrowed by author Ian Fleming.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2023