Terrific action packed thriller. Daniel Craig IS......better than George Lazenby!

Rating: 8/10 (8 November 2008)

This sequel to Casino Royale is action packed brilliance from start to finish. Okay, i'm not a fan of Daniel Craig as James bond but he makes a great action hero in the sense of Jason Bourne or even Keanu Reeve's character in the blockbuster Speed.
For a new generation i guess, Daniel Craig IS James Bond. Pretty soon, you'll be naming your favourite actors to play the role the same way you name your favourite Tennis players. Guess that makes me a Connery and Moore fan. I believe its to do in the years you grew up in and the first actor you saw in the role which shapes your taste. Anyway, the film keeps you glued to the screen, Craig is playing straight action man all the way, little room is left for any character portrayal but who cares? Hes great in all his fight scenes and they are awesome.
The babe who plays Camille is gorgeous. One of the most beautiful women to grace the screen (well, aren't most of the Bond girls?) There are only two things wrong with this 007 adventure, and that is another crap title song that doesn't go with the theme of the movie. I wish John Barry would come back, Simon Arnold as a composer for the Bond films seems to make all his soundtracks (even the Brosnan episodes) all the same.
The other problem is no menacing threat of a henchman. No Red Grant type cold killer. No Oddjob oddity. Instead we get an awful campy, skinny bowl-cut assistant to the villain who is about as threatening as Stewie from Family Guy. I mean what was the deal with that bowl-cut? I kept thinking it was a special wig where he kept a secret weapon, but hey! Thats Moonraker territory right?
Oh Yes! Daniel Craig doesn't go heavy on his pout (like he did in Casino Royale!) Surely other people must have noticed this? glad to see you listening Daniel, and yes you ARE getting better in the role!
8 out of 10