Good Acting By The Entire Cast, Good Atmosphere

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2009)

This is one of the better roles I have seen for Daniel Craig (the latest James Bond). In fact, I see great support for Craig by the entire cast. The location shooting in Lithuania gives the film a feel of realism and it is obvious some extreme care was taken in shooting this film. The atmosphere created by the Eastern Europe locations is a definite plus here.
The main minus is that even though this is based upon a true story, the story has been Hollywoodized a bit. Though not as skewed as Valkerie, some liberties have been taken with the history. I find this the only minus though not an extreme minus like Valkerie because this films makes a lot more effort towards realism.
The action sequences are more numerous, and better done. There is lot of interaction between the cast members and more real life type situations in Defiance, where Valkerie is a sort of stagnant film where the characters are more emotionless card board cutouts. While I don't say this is a must see, it is a breath of fresh air seeing an acting Daniel Craig compared with the last Bond film where he had no script in Quantum of Solace to work with.