Take aps. for yet ANOTHER Bond, please...

Rating: 4/10 (5 December 2006)

First off, I liked Craig's acting in the film. I even like the more sinister James Bond. Being a little more Rambo/Segal/Van Dam is certainly what we tend to like "today" so I'm willing to accept that. Nice touch.
Other reviews mirror my thoughts, though, about Craig NOT being a suave James Bond. The Bond we've grown to love has always been so cool while kicking so much tail that it defies logic to us. 007's the type of guy that mows down dozens of evil henchman like Aeon Flux and then pulls out a whisk broom to brush his lapels off before returning to the baccarat table. Craig ain't him.
What I couldn't get around throughout the film was that I didn't like Craig's appearance. Having guys like Connery and Moore to look at through most of the Bond films has set the tone for what a Bond should bedebonair and HANDSOME. Obviously, the RE-inventing of Bond has demanded that Bond look like "Regular Joe" and, of course, have the cool "Bed-Head" hairdo to make the Ys and Xs happy.
This all fits in a society that's hewn a "hooray for mediocrity" country. EVERYONE gets a trophy for playing! EVERYONE can be a cheerleader! EVERYONE can be a flight attendant! EVERYONE can be James Bond! UhhNo! No you cantOver two hours of footage and all the eye candy in the world doesn't change that.