What a ride...

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2006)

Go see it. Amazing. Irrespective of any previous Bond film, and all the debate about timeline and fidelity taken out... this was an incredible film. Good story, well acted, well written, and beautifully filmed. The stunts were off the chain, and the tension was palpable. Exciting from beginning to end. You won't be disappointed.
The characters, especially Bond, were much more three-dimensional than in previous films, and Daniel Craig brought something new to "good old" James Bond. Specifically, I liked the way this film ramps up the gritty nature of the world of MI-6. I don't miss the gadgets, I don't miss Q, I don't miss Moneypenny, or all the half-baked puns. This was, as I think was the intention, what the first James Bond film would have been if the series had started in 2006 instead of 1963.
I'm a purist, and I love the whole 007 franchise. But this was a new animal, and I was floored.