Best Bond film ever?

Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2012)

Shockingly, because I don't actually think Daniel Craig is right for the role, yes. This is the best Bond film ever made.
I should probably qualify that. I believe that Daniel Craig brings an intensity and a simple nastiness to the character of Bond that is absolutely spot on. He doesn't milk the one liners, though they are there in abundance. He doesn't play for laughs or camp it up. He makes it very plain that, basically, James Bond is a killer. A sophisticated and disciplined killer, but a killer nonetheless. And that's important. The trouble is that he's just too damn' conspicuous. If Daniel Craig walked into a room you'd notice and you'd remember. And that's no good at all - you want anonymity for that job.
Back to the film. The plot is excellent, the script perfect and the acting generally very good indeed, as you might expect. Special effects are nicely done and strike a good balance. Not once did I sit back and scoff "Well that's nonsense" or something along those lines. Nor did I ever have certain knowledge of what was coming next. In fact there were more surprises than usual.
I'll be going to see it again. Maybe more than once. Because it really was that good. Certainly in my top few films ever made, and way ahead in the Bond stakes...