A Riveting Adventure From Start to Finish

Rating: 8/10 (12 April 2007)

I have never seen a James Bond film before. I am by no means a fan, simply because I've never had the intense desire to. When this film was released, it got stellar reviews from all of my friends. I decided it was time to take a look at the series.
This movie was great.
This is the story of Special Agent James Bond on his first mission in his newly appointed '00' status. He is sent by M to capture La Chiffre, an illegal arms money dealer. Bond has no idea what he is in for. He faces every kind of problem imaginable, falls in love, and almost loses his life three times. Despite that, this movie was convincing and exciting the entire time.
Daniel Craig plays an excellent Bond. He puts together the perfect mixture of charm, wit, charisma, and cockiness which eventually almost destroys him. The other cast member who did a superb job was the immensely talented Judi Dench as the head of The Agency, M. She manages to keep it believable and never overplays a role that easily could have been. Instead she uses both tough and caring together to give a very nice performance.
Truly, it's most definitely a great movie, and probably one of the best of it's year. I only found one plothole, but in a movie of this kind that's to be expected. Only one plothole is actually impressive. This is a fun, riveting, and exciting adventure the whole way through. It's made a fan out of me. 7/10 stars!
Jay Addison