Bond is Bond, same formula different guy, same results-fun

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2006)

After seeing the first trailers I knew that all of the nay-sayers would be silenced soon. Craig is just as good as Bond as all of the rest. Everyone is comparing this Bond version to Batman Begins but I think not. Yes it might be a little of a Connery like reversal but it's still the same old Bond. Same formula, same ugly bad guy, same angry boss (even if she is a woman; which kind of like). But that's good cause the Bond movies are always lots of fun, this one included. Some of the chase scenes were way over the top. Also if you know the Bond formula you know what's going to happen before it ever happens especially with the girl. Though there was one scene that I wasn't expecting. Poor Jeffrey Wright was totally wasted. I kept wondering the whole time what he was doing in this movie. I'm still wondering. They could have gotten any Joe Blow to play Felix. Good, no great actors such as he should have been given a lot better part. I hope he didn't sign up for three films like Craig, but if he did, he seriously needs to talk to the writer about something better for Felix next time. If this is the beginning of Bond at least we know they can't kill Felix off in the other two movies.