Finally, a James Bond movie with characters and a story

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2006)

I had stopped going to James Bond movies because I have a problem with watching one impossible chase scene after another with no logical connection to speak of. Not to mention plots you could summarize on a match book and characters that fell into 2 columns: good guys and bad guys.
My adult son made me go and I had to thank him. This James Bond character is someone to get your teeth into. He makes mistakes! Then learns from them. He looks like a fool on occasion! I will no longer be able to say that Sean Connery was the only REAL James Bond. Daniel Craig has made his own brand of sanctioned assassin, and it works even better than Sean's pretty boy sophisticate.
There ARE a couple of good chase scenes, plus plenty of action. They blend with the plot and move it along, however. There is a story that you can't summarize in 2 sentences. And characters that are uncertain about right and wrong. What a concept!
Good acting, good story, solid, believable ending. Hope the sequel is released soon. "007" will no longer be a number to avoid for me.