Almost Perfect

Rating: 9/10 (18 November 2006)

Daniel Craig excels every Bond in the past 40 years (everyone but Connery). However, I believe that if Craig came first, everyone would be saying vice-versa. His blond hair, blue eyes, and scars make him brood and give probably the most in-depth look and emotionally strung Bond yet. The plot actually gets confusing, so pay attention its not like the Brosnan age. Martin Campbell turns a 180 on the series making an almost artistically crafted movie rather than a popcorn-summer flick. Despite being a cold and dark Bond, Daniel Craig still comes out as charming and pulls off the witty lines without seeming corny. The action was expertly choreographed and didn't seem corny either (unlike the motorcycle scene in Tomorrow Never Dies). There were four "disappointments" within the movie. 1. The theme song was a bit crappy itself- not too bad instrumentally strung throughout the film. 2. The whole movie came to a halt after the poker/torture scene. There's about 30 min. of a love story between Bond and Vesper that seems like it could have been cut to 15 min. or dispersed throughout the rest. I appreciated the effort and character development so I'm still glad they put that in because it would have been pretty crappy if they hadn't attempted it. 3. All you see of the Aston Martin DBS is in the trailer- I expected more. 4. The movie is a bit too long.