A worthy 50th anniversary bond

Rating: 8/10 (28 October 2012)

Craig's Bond is gritty & serious, a more human bond than some of the previous incarnations. I found myself empathising with his weaknesses which I don't think I ever done with another Bond.
Xavier Barden plays a wonderful Silva. A somewhat complex sexually ambivalent character, a bit hetero, a bit homosexual with a gilf oepidal complex thrown in.
Silva has several chances to kill Bond & M but in the true tradition of Bond doesn't take the opportunity. On several occasions I found myself thinking about Dr Evil's plan to kill Powers with sharks & lasers strapped to their heads.
Ralph Fiennes superbly plays an almost believable character which is somewhat of a novelty in a Bond film.
The plot is a bit thin at times, the location scenes are good except for the subtitles telling the audience the name of the city. The finale is set up and it delivers well almost.