Bond Is Back (to Basics)

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2007)

Many things have been said about this new Bond, some good, some bad but most of it with passion.
Daniel Craig's Bond seems closer to that of the Flemming creation, Without, what would normally be considered 'Pin-up' looks, this Bond relies more on an undeniable charisma stemming from sheer force of personality.
I really did appreciate the lack of Gizmo's and Gadgets, treating us to an agent who succeeds by his own wit and guile rather than Q division's wizardry and making a more believable action hero.
The showing of flaws in his personality make him a more accessible, and hence more human figure, less "commic book" as some of the previous Bonds' had become at times.
The comedy is tonned down and a darker character is brought to the fore, after watching Casino Royale, I truly believe that Daniel Craig's Bond is a killer, not a murderer or psychopath, mearly terribly efficient at his task. If you stand in the way of this Bond, expect no quips, no charm, just a quick and emotionless death.
It is often said that men leave thease films wanting to be Bond. Given a choice of the whole line, I's want to be this one.