Bond - Year Zero - An excellent return to form.

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2006)

I first knew that Daniel Craig would make a great James Bond when he appeared on stage to present an award at the British Film Awards a couple of years ago.....I don't know what it was really: his body language or just his prescence on screen. I turned to my wife and said 'He'd make a really good James Bond' and I was right ! Casino Royale IS a new beginning for 007, with Eon pretending that the previous 20 Bond movies didn't exist and setting this film in a kind of 'Year Zero'. It really works well. It's beautifully crafted in all departments with some stunts that really make you go 'WOW !' My biggest disappointment ? The Chris Cornell theme song. Not since Rita Coolidge sang 'All Time High' over Octopussy have I been so annoyed with the choice of artist and song. Give Robbie Williams a shot or The Pet Shop Boys....better yet Depeche Mode. Yes, the title sequence is superb, but GOD that song is awful ! It's a really good idea that Bond 22 will continue from where Casino Royale finishes and with this in mind....
Could the organisation that MI6 are after really be 'The Union' ? Will 'Le Gerant' be the main villain in Bond 22 ? If you've never read Raymond Benson's Bond novels then you should check them out. I always had a problem relating the character he wrote Bond to be with any of the actors who have portrayed him on the screen.
Now Daniel Craig IS Bond.
It's great to have him back.