One of the best Bond films, one of the best Bonds

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2006)

I remember reading Casino Royale many years ago and thinking how brutal it was, glad to see the harshness was kept. I knew I was in for a different type of Bond film from the first sequence where he tries to drown an enemy agent in a public bathroom sink (after they smash up the whole room in a massive fight)
Daniel Craig may possibly be the best Bond yet (although Connery is pretty much untouchable for sheer coolness) and is also a pretty believable actor, both as a badass as well as showing his softer side.
The bond chick, Eva Green is also excellent, actually an actress as well as a pretty face and her character is realistic (as well as her dilemma and subsequent actions) a real upgrade from joke characters like dr. Christmas Jones.
It is probably not necessary to praise Judi Dench but I will! Dame Judi is in my opinion easily the best M ever, giving the role real weight and making M look like someone to be reckoned with. She is just so much more subtle than most of her predecessors.
The whole movie was well done with none of those superman sequences that have made the last few films a bit too much like an MTV music video. Also the lack of obvious CGI, slow motion fight scenes and wire stunts was oh so refreshing.
Here's hoping that the next one will be as good!