well crafted beginning but...

Rating: 5/10 (29 November 2006)

this film was very disappointing, when i first watched the movie it was all hyped up thinking it would be just as good as all the previous editions to the series, but no sir-ie, the first scene admittedly was well crafted the director obviously showed his spacial awareness and creativity when producing the chase scene; which in my opinion is the best part of the film, but i would not go to see the film just for that part!Bond showed a side of him that had not been seen before this is, i suppose, a little controversial and is perhaps why some people may not agree with how it was put together. however after that initial scene there was nothing much to see beyond a lot of Daniel Craig's body, no car chases, no gadgets, none of the usual cheeky one liners that Brosnan or Connery are famous for having an innate ability for achieving. Daniel Craig gives a certain toughness to the character of Bond, which is well overdue but should not be at the interference of keeping the original sarcastic/cheeky temperament that his character requires. Craig does also give a convincing confidence, obviously needed for his Bond like persona.