Not bad but not as great as the critics said.

Rating: 7/10 (12 May 2007)

I finally got to watch this movie last night after several of my mates had been raving about it being the best Bond film ever.Mmmmmm,so why wasn't I blown away with it?
The first thing I have to say is that,as with so many movies nowadays,it is definitely too long by at least 20 minutes.If it had lasted about 110 minutes or so it would have been so much better.I must admit that the action scenes are very well done and the movie is great to look at with several gorgeous locations.The story isn't too bad,it just takes a long time to reach it's conclusion.The acting?For the main characters I rated Daniel Craig(James Bond)as very good,Mads Mikkelsen(Le Chiffre) as good,Eva Green(Vesper Lynd) as no more than average with an accent that seemed to alter in several scenes.She didn't convince me as a Bond girl I'm afraid.I have to say also that I found Judi Dench(M) a bit wooden and I have felt that in all of her performances as M so far.
I guess the main talking point here is does Daniel Craig cut it as Bond.I have to say the the stick he got for taking on the role was ridiculous and good for him that he put in such a solid performance under so much pressure.I am still not 100% sure that he is a Bond though,but as an action hero he definitely cuts the mustard and he is the best thing in this movie.
This is not a bad film but I enjoyed Terminator 3 more as an action movie because it moved at a faster pace and the length of the film was just right.I know a lot of people will give me stick for that opinion,but it is one I believe to be true.I was in a dilemma about what score to give this,a 6 or a 7.I finally decided on 7 because Daniel Craig deserves praise for a convincing performance of a character that I am still not sure really suits him.