The most realistic spy movie of all time

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2006)

This is one of the few movies that I actually changed my mind about half way through the movie. After half an hour I was disappointed , where had the suave , charismatic bond gone , where were the gadgets , where was the action, even the storyline had not really developed.
Then I realised that not only did we have a new actor playing Bond but almost who Bond was had sort of changed from the Brosnan era. What we see here is an ultra realistic (as far as possible) of what Ian Fleming wrote and certainly not the comic book character that had developed over the last few Bond movies. Afer seeing the last Bond movie with the invisible car its a welcome relief to get back to some sanity.
If you are looking for wall to wall action with the typical British spy (or so our USA buddies think) then this is not for you.
However if your wanting probably the most realistic spy movie you will ever see then this is the ultimate.
It will be interesting to see if this realism and lack of superhero stunts appeal at the box office , otherwise we will be back to the comic book Bond again.