Just like Dr. No, this is almost a textbook example of a James Bond film. And not just because of the women and action, From Russia with Love also is one of the more important films in the Bond lore because of some of the extra components it adds into the formula. Bond is kitted out here with a special array of gadgets in his suitcase fighting against a political-power weilding Spectre organization. The Cold War aspect of the film is very interesting, with factions manipulating each other for personal gain while also fighting and assassinating one another. It adds an extra layer of spice onto the film's story and setting that makes it a lot more interesting. However, this film has several story related issues. The most important of which is the fact that this movie could not develop a single plot point without the inclusion of an attractive woman falling for Bond or some other man. Seriously, you could count on one hand the number of scenes in this film that have absolutely nothing to do with women, sex, or at least flirting. Every single women, even the ones who are supposed to be fighting against Bond, all fall for him without fail or resistance. Even the scenes that don't actually include women end up mentioning similar tropes somehow through the inclusion of wonderful and completely necessary story elements such as: a sex tape, a recording of Bond talking about sex, a man crawling through the mouth of a woman on a mural, I mean even the opening credits are projected onto a dancing woman's body. I understand the tie between the Bond movies and women, it's a central part of the Bond experience and often its narrative. However there is such a thing as taking it too far, and this film takes it way too far. Not every single element of your movie needs to revolve around hot women, it just becomes ridiculous. Without this weird scriptwriting, the movie is pretty good, and possibly better than its predecessor.