Fabulous

Rating: 10/10 (26 November 2006)

I've grown up with the Bonds, always loving Sean Connery as the ultimate sexy killer. I adore Pierce, Roger, and Timothy as actors and have enjoyed them in many roles but never felt that any of the three was James Bond as I could not seriously believe any of them to be a killer. Now comes Daniel Craig. Wow. Double 007 Wow. His flawed good looks project rugged and gutty masculinity, his blue eyes fly up in that rarefied Peter O'Toole and Paul Newman sky and he's a gifted actor. And obviously the screen play was great, as well as the directing.
What really brought this movie to excellence was the lovely Eva Green and the depth of relationship allowed between her and James. Instead of a vapid little sex kitten, as are most Bond women, Eva is a person.
Now don't misunderstand, the gorgeous sexual repartee is there and the chemistry smolders.
Gone are the silly 1960's sexist junk lines and the over-done gadgets. Instead, we have cell phone and laptop wonders that mirror today's world. And we have a flawed hero who is quite complex. Quite fine.
Craig runs about 20 marathons in this movie, is by far the most physical in action and interaction of any Bond, doesn't come off as arrogant or sarcastic but instead - he's a man. A delicious man. Plot? Irrelevant. Go see it.