Good Bond, but good enough?

Rating: 9/10 (21 November 2006)

The first Bond film in 4 years didn't disappoint - Mads Mikkelsen played a great villain in Le Chiffre, Eva Green was absolutely lovely as Vesper Lynd, and even Daniel Craig pulled off a solid effort as Bond himself. But was it good enough? I haven't seen all the Bond films (only 5 in fact), but I consider the only effort I've seen of Sean Connery's, Goldfinger, to be a better film. Guaranteed, this film is only considered to be the prequel to Connery's films, and I understand the need to see Bond's grittier side before the sophistication starts to sneak in right at the end, but for me Connery is the archetypal Bond - he was suave, sophisticated and slick - I think I'll wait to Mr Craig's next outing to see if he has the ability to get to the level of Mr Connery.