Better than Connery

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2006)

Despite the concern on casting Daniel Craig I have to say he portrays Bond more accurately than any other actor. The movie's only real piece of hokum is the ludicrous but mandatory "MI-esque" action sequence that the MTV generation craves.
Not since the underrated Harry Palmer films starring Michael Caine has a spy been portrayed as vulnerable as Craig has in this Bond (if you are expecting the old style one line gags and plasma laser toothpicks you will be sorely disappointed). The only thing that would have put the icing on the cake for me would have been a Shirley Bassey big band number every time you see her arms waving and hear her Johnny Mathis side of mouth warbling you think "Bond".