Christmas Jones
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Dr. Christmas Jones is a fictional character from the James Bond
movie The World Is Not Enough
. She was portrayed by Denise Richards
. The character also appears in the novel The World Is Not Enough
and the video game The World Is Not Enough
.
Dr. Christmas Jones is a young American nuclear physicist
working in Kazakhstan
to dismantle nuclear warheads so as to reduce the Russian inventory in line with treaty obligations. She tends to be rather defensive and even aggressive towards the men she meets. She particularly dislikes jokes about her given name
.
On their initial encounter Christmas distrusts Bond, who is working undercover to investigate Renard
's presence at a Russian missile facility. When Christmas realises that Bond is not who he claims to be – given that the scientist he is posing as is actually 63 years old – she alerts both the authorities and, unintentionally, Renard; as a result, Renard escapes with a nuclear warhead, forcing Christmas to flee with Bond. Once she learns of Renard's plot to destroy the pipeline, Christmas assists Bond in his mission, helping him in his attempt to disarm the nuclear bombs Renard is attempting to set off. In classic Bond-movie fashion, they become lovers after the end of the mission during a stay in Turkey, prompting Bond's one-liner, "I thought Christmas only comes once a year."
Denise Richards has stated that she liked that her character was a Bond girl
that was both "brainy, athletic, and had depth of character, in contrast to Bond girls from previous decades". However, Richards was criticised as not being credible in the role. The character's outfit of a tank top and shorts was also criticised in reviews of the film.
Christmas Jones was ranked as one of the worst Bond girls of all time by Entertainment Weekly
in 2008.
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
movie The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough is the nineteenth spy film in the James Bond film series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was directed by Michael Apted, with the original story and screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Bruce Feirstein. It...
. She was portrayed by Denise Richards
Denise Richards
Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...
. The character also appears in the novel The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough (novel)
The World Is Not Enough, published in 1999, is the fifth novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond based on the 1999 film of the same name. It was only the second James Bond novel copyrighted by Ian Fleming Publications...
and the video game The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough (video game)
The World Is Not Enough is a 2000 first-person shooter video game based on the James Bond film of the same name. The game was published by Electronic Arts and released for the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation console systems in 2000. The Nintendo 64 version was developed by Eurocom and the PlayStation...
.
Dr. Christmas Jones is a young American nuclear physicist
Nuclear physics
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies the building blocks and interactions of atomic nuclei. The most commonly known applications of nuclear physics are nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons technology, but the research has provided application in many fields, including those...
working in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
to dismantle nuclear warheads so as to reduce the Russian inventory in line with treaty obligations. She tends to be rather defensive and even aggressive towards the men she meets. She particularly dislikes jokes about her given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
On their initial encounter Christmas distrusts Bond, who is working undercover to investigate Renard
Renard (James Bond)
Viktor Lavrentievich Zokas, better known by his alias of Renard, the Anarchist, is a fictional character and a main antagonist in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. He was portrayed by Scottish actor Robert Carlyle.-Biography:...
's presence at a Russian missile facility. When Christmas realises that Bond is not who he claims to be – given that the scientist he is posing as is actually 63 years old – she alerts both the authorities and, unintentionally, Renard; as a result, Renard escapes with a nuclear warhead, forcing Christmas to flee with Bond. Once she learns of Renard's plot to destroy the pipeline, Christmas assists Bond in his mission, helping him in his attempt to disarm the nuclear bombs Renard is attempting to set off. In classic Bond-movie fashion, they become lovers after the end of the mission during a stay in Turkey, prompting Bond's one-liner, "I thought Christmas only comes once a year."
Denise Richards has stated that she liked that her character was a Bond girl
Bond girl
A Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...
that was both "brainy, athletic, and had depth of character, in contrast to Bond girls from previous decades". However, Richards was criticised as not being credible in the role. The character's outfit of a tank top and shorts was also criticised in reviews of the film.
Christmas Jones was ranked as one of the worst Bond girls of all time by Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
in 2008.