Bond has grown up

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2006)

Although a lot of writers were criticising Daniel Craig as the new Bond, I'm pleased to say that he was flawless, since this is Bond stripped to the basics which suits him perfectly. This film is much more character driven than any of the other Bonds, with a love story (yes, love story) in that you can actually believe. I think that this is really the whole point of the film, since it explains a lot of Bond's character, as well as his attitude in the other Bond stories. As it's really the beginning of the Bond story ("Bond Begins" if you like) there aren't a lot of the familiar elements we expect from a Bond story, but just enough to make you feel at home. Martin Campbell has done another great job injecting life into the series, just as he brought it up to date ("Goldeneye") to live with the special effects heavy spy films like "True Lies", so this Bond comfortably sits next to (and slightly ahead of I think) of films like "The Bourne Identity". Great script, great directing, great acting, great spy!