The Best Bond Yet!!!

Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2012)

Although this movie came out so recently, I have to say that THIS MOVIE IS BY FAR THE BEST BOND FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN. And I've seen almost all of them. When I first saw Daniel Craig as Bond, I honestly didn't like him. That's not because I hated him as an actor, but the story was just all kinds of bad for me. All he did in Casino Royale was play poker, and he didn't have the suaveness of the other Bonds. I understand that's how it was supposed to be because it was a reboot and an origin story, but it wasn't my cup of tea. I saw Quantum of Solace, but I don't really remember it, so it must not have been important. But this movie combined all of the things that made Bond such a great series. It combined the old school with the new. It had all of that nostalgic stuff I was used to, plus a darker more realistic tone, and I love it for doing that. Javier Bardem was essentially the Joker of the Bond universe. He's a great actor and this is one of his best performances. This movie is like The Dark Knight of the Bond series. "Bond...James Bond..."