Marvellously energetic,exciting and fun.Welcome back 007.............

Rating: 8/10 (1 September 2010)

O.K. so now there are two good James Bond movies - "Dr.No" and "Casino Royale",wildly disparate in almost every detail but both pulsing with energy and an odd kind of innocence. "C.R." starts off like a manic computer game played at "Expert" level with breathless action and frankly ridiculous stunts that build to a frantic climax before the movie slows down to let us recover our breath and James Bond is allowed a little time to develop into a 21st century version of Fleming's Cold War warrior. This is Miss J.Dench's best performance as "M",oddly humanised by being shown in bed with a man - presumably her husband as he is fast asleep. If it matters the plot diverges somewhat from the original,but if what you want is cinematic thrills then fill your boots. Mr D.Craig is nothing like any previous movie Bond and a good job too. With movies as good as this the franchise could run another 40 years.