The best Bond ever!

Rating: Null/10 (15 November 2008)

No gimmicks, no gadgets, just the best Bond ever!
More nuanced, but no less exciting. A more emotional tapestry with live 3-dimensional characters and beautiful women Bond does not bed, the absence of gimmicks and gadgets turns out to be refreshing and eliminates a sophomoric bent of previous 007 movies. The fight scenes, car chases, and even airplane chases are packed with excitement, the use of technology is subdued, natural and does not distract despite some impressive display technology
The mourning of Bond's lover, Vesper, which provides much of the rationale for Bond's actions in this film seems a bit of a stretch since the foundation laid in the previous film, Casino Royale, did not seem sufficiently developed to justify such a strong focus here, but once taken as a given, this thinness did not distract from the unfolding story
M's role as the head of British Intelligence is expanded beyond earlier 007 films and fits integrally into the story