Excellent new direction for Bond films

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2006)

I had seen the great reviews of the new Bond film and decided to check it out. It was well worth it. It was a mostly believable plot, the acting was mostly excellent, and I hope to see more like it in the future. There were some humorous parts, but subtle (I was the only person laughing at some of the jokes. One has a quick view of Richard Branson in an airport security screening. I guess I was the only person in the audience that recognized him, and the humor of it). As a hold'em poker player, I was a little disappointed in the hand they used to show Bond losing to what he perceived as a bluff (if you have a full-house, you aren't going to be too concerned with someone having four of a kind, so worrying about whether they are bluffing is not an issue).