Daniel Craig continues to deliver!!!

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2008)

The guy just has what it takes to be a kick ass Bond and he continues to prove it in this film.After the excellent Casino Royale we get another excellent performance by our boy Craig who really seems to enjoy the role.The action begins in the first seconds as we get an extremely intense car chase in Italy(further into the film we also get boat and plane chases which are both fantastic)which stands up to the ones form the Bourne trilogy.The camera work is excellent and we can feel the intensity right away.The pacing is real fast and the film barely slows itself up.The twists and turns are plenty and it really makes the story that much more interesting.Unlike all the other Bond films this is absolutely a revenge flick as Bond tries to solve the mystery around Vesper's death and with each minute he gets closer.The fight sequences and choreography are superb!!!However one can't help but find similarities in Bond,Jason Bourne and Bryan's(from Taken)fighting styles.The first fight sequence is the best one by far.Bond fights M's bodyguard turned traitor Mitchell.The two fight on a rooftop and the fight ends on a platform in an abandoned building with a kick ass finish.I'm glad that M and Bond's mother-son relationship is further explored and there are both tension and respect between the two.The film also delivers one of the best Bond babes ever!!!Olga Kurylenko is absolutely beautiful and has the right attitude.She isn't a damsel in distress but a serious ass kicking babe.She and Sophie Marceau from TWINE are my two favorite Bond girls ever.What is interesting is that Bond and Camille have an entirely different relationship from what most would expect.See the film and you'll know what I mean.One more thing that really helps the movie is the great humor and funny scenes throughout which will definitely make you at least giggle.There is a hilarious scene in which one of Dominic Green's men asks Bond why didn't he kill Camille and Bond says:"Looks like I missed" and punches the guy off his bike in a hilarious way.The film of course has its weaknesses.Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene wasn't a particularly interesting villain and not at all menacing,the film was also too short and 20 minutes could have been added for more character development(or action sequences).My last complaint is pretty much my opinion cause others may like the direction they took with Bond here.He is no longer a silent and finesse as portrayed in all the other films.Now he's a killing machine,a tank who blows his cover and kills for laughs.Maybe Graig is a bit too hardcore but I'm sure he'll get closer to the classic Sean Connery portrayal in future films.I'm also looking forward to seeing Q and all the cool gadgets he will equip Bond with.Overall I'm giving the film 8.5/10 but I'll probably love it even more in the future.And most importantly don't listen to the so called critics,go and expect a great action film for the new generation.