A refreshing reboot

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2015)

Sometimes, when you decide to start all over from a blank page, it can be risky. You can lose die hard fans, who were too much used to the same machinery again and again.
But in the case of James Bond, this fresh start was more than welcomed. When each 007 movies were all about the gadgets, the nice car and girls, this new one is focusing on what should make the essence of the franchise: James Bond himself.
This James Bond is more vulnerable, he doesn't collect the dates of one night like we were used to see in the previous movies. He actually has feelings for the people he met throughout his mission and he really fell in love. He is also more perfectible: he makes mistakes and he learns some valuable lessons from it. He is more like us which make him automatically much more identifiable and appreciated by the common people. I particularly appreciate that change and I've fallen in love with Daniel Craig, who is playing Bond to perfection.
The other big change is the complete disappearance of the gadgets. No more invisible car, no more coat which deploys and surrounds its wearer when he's caught in an avalanche or x-ray lenses. It could shock some of the die hard fans but to me it's a blessing because we can see how powerful James Bond is and again it's allowing us to see his real personality because he's not hiding anymore behind the gadgets. This time when he's in trouble, he only relies on his instinct and his allies.
I give it a 10 because that's all it deserves and I seriously wish the screenwriters will keep with that direction because this is clearly a gold mine they are fallen upon.