Well done, 007 Best Bond in over 25 years

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2006)

Original novel, good updated plot fast-paced movie never seems to lose steam, even at 2-hours plus. Unique comedy of situation in short "rest" breaks from high-stakes Texas Hold-'Em Tournament, Bond almost gets killed a couple of times, then comes back to the table bloodless with a changed shirt, and his opponents notice! 'Mr. Bond, you've changed your shirt-is the pressure of the game getting to you?' Bond becomes less super-human and more flawed during the progression of the movie, both physically and mentally as Spider-man like stunts in opening action sequence where nothing can harm him turn into anybody can punch him in the face by the second hour. Bond girl's motivations and actions become less credible in final 20 minutes. Flawed ending, but what the heck, its better than 90% of the junk out there, and wins on its own merits. Schindler's List it's not, but still heck of a lot of fun. Should you go see it? Sure!