This Bond movie is a royal flush.

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2006)

I really enjoyed this film and it is the best movie I have seen this year as it is the only one I have given a ten too. Usually in a year there are at least two, and sometimes more, this year seemed destined to have none until I saw this movie. What can I say, I just had to have a little faith that 007 would save the day and movie year. Granted I enjoyed "Die Another Day" a lot too, it was all gadgets and special effects...this one I liked because of the simplicity of it all. The gadgets are all but gone, the action is more stunt work than special effects and this one really looks at the character of Bond like no other Bond film has because this is the beginning of his 00 career. Craig is really good as Bond as I would say he is rather close to the best Bond Sean Connery. Though I have enjoyed all the actors who have played that character so far. The action is great, but that is to be expected, the emotional twists in the story were not expected and were welcome by me, this movie shows us just what has made James Bond who he is. Judi Dench returns as M and is solid as usual, and she was rather funny in some of her scenes. The story has Bond tracking a man who is sort of a banker for terrorist. This man has a plan that Bond foils and costs him quite a lot of money, which this man hopes to win back in a game of Poker. So Bond gets in on the game and is joined by a lovely lady whom he apparently is falling for bad. This movie plays out very well and I look forward to seeing it again, as I also look forward to seeing Craig as James Bond again.