One of the Best Action Movies of the Year

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2006)

This is easily one of the best action movies ever to come out this year. It completely sets a new tone to the franchise. Like Batman Begins, this new Bond lays it out in a more believable world than the previous other films. It completely whipes the slate clean. No grand scheme to take over the world. No cumbersome torturing methods. No fancy gadgets. Here, Bond comes off as a guy with a real sense of the mission. He's human, he bleeds, he's not a caricature in any way. He literally shows you what an awesome spy he is. And he's twice as bad-ass as all the other Bond actors put together.
Daniel Craig does an amazing job as the neo-Bond. Unlike the previous actors, he's not some fancy wop in a suit. He's a guy chiseled out of wood. He's an expert in his mission and he'll do what it takes to see it done. Does this new idea on James Bond suit the franchise? Hell yes! And its about bloody time too.
Eva Green, along with all the other women in the film, are smoking hot. Judi Dench brings her A-game to the plate as always. And dig that new villain. He, like Bond, is shown in a more modern and totally believable light. Believable in a way thats unlike the previous villains who seemed keen on world domination and employing vast amounts of elaborate means to get that. Instead he's a lowlevel weapons merchant and Bond is the guy hired to put a stop to his evil ways.
The action scenes are absolutely awesome. There's a stunning chase between two men on foot in the opening scene that'll get your heart pumping in seconds. The noirish prologue before the title screen was fun too. The film ends with both barrels blazing and the second the screen goes dark, you instantly feel things are going to be better for the franchise.
Overall, its a fantastic action movie. It showcases a real James Bond in a new and energetic way that totally works. It ultimately makes you see what Bond can really do and why he's the best at it.
Cheers.