Best Bond Ever!

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2006)

The opening credits and song are super cheesy, but if you can sit through that, you're in for the most exciting Bond film ever. Daniel Craig, with his craggy boxer's face and alien Spock-like ears, is still immensely appealing. He's also super buff and brawny, with a physique that makes the other Bonds look effete. This Bond could crush any of his predecessors - as he does the villains of this film - with his bare hands and without the need for fancy, high-tech weapons. The action sequence that jump-starts the film in beautifully filmed and choreographed, more awe-inspiring than the best scene of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It is a LONG scene, but you will be riveted to every second of it. The physical feats of the actors are incredible - and it all looks real, not overly edited or digitally enhanced. Craig, all rough edges and sweat in the first few scenes, cleans up very nicely when he dons his trademark tux. The dialogue, on the whole, is fresher than in previous Bonds, though there is one mawkish scene towards the end that will make you respect the two actors more for being able to utter the soap-opera lines with credibility. Craig is a terrific actor. With the inevitable success of this film, his Bond will be here to stay.