Usual Bond, still amazing!

Rating: 7/10 (5 November 2009)

I loved this movie, what you find here is the typical James Bond. Car chases, explosions, pretty secret agent girls, rooftop chases, bullets, absolute power seekers, stunts defying common sense, and all that. What's not to like? Ever since I first saw the introduction to Cassino Royale I knew Daniel Craig was the right man for the job, and once more he proves me right. You have to understand that I'm all Pierce generation, I grew up playing Goldeneye, always saw his movies in the cinema and actually thought his face was James Bond's face period. But now I've embraced this change, and actually enjoy very much, even more than Brosnan's movies -- except maybe Goldeneye, a guy can have his weakness.
This follows the story where Cassino Royale left off. The menaces to the planet's safety are actually all new, but James Bond still haven't recovered from the death, and betrayal, of his girlfriend in the last movie, and he is haunted by this ghost of the past during this one. The story is well developed as always, it's about a secret organization trying to control the water resources of Bolivia; it was nicely thought-out but what really shines are the moments of action, much more enjoyed if seen in the large screen. Daniel Craig, great as always, plays a more centered Bond, and seems much more lethal, especially now motivated by vengeance.
There's not much to say about this, it's a James Bond film, like many others released, except this one takes advantage of more advances in technologies and increasing development costs. Come and see James Bonds on his usual life-threatening adventures, it's worth to notice that a high definition TV and a good sound system would make you enjoy the ride a lot more.