The James Bond franchise breaks away from its formula by setting a new standard for the series which quite an achievement thanks to Mendes who takes Bond to new heights with a stellar cast and crew.
Brilliantly written by John Logan and company and executed with finesse and flair by Mendes and ace cinematographer Roger Deakins. For the first time in the franchise's history, the film's story and characters feel real despite its formulaic structure by making all the key elements part of the story which pays off immensely.
Daniel Craig returns with his best performance as Bond along with terrific cast that includes Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw and Naomi Harris. The magnificent Judi Dench who was always wasted in previous films gets her due with role worthy of her considerable talents which is the core of the film. The always brilliant Javier Bardem makes for a formidable villain that a highlight of the film. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson couldn't have come with a better film thanks to Craig, Mendes and the entire team worthy of awards and box office gold. 1001 Films' coverage of current releases.
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This is one of the best Bond movies I have ever seen. The story is superbly put together and has some interesting twists, the action is well done and contains none of the shaky cam which plagued the last film. The actors all do a great job. Some might still be put off by Daniel Craig's rough version of Bond, but I like it and he even has a few good old fashioned one-liners here. I wasn't sure about Javier Bardem as the villain at first. I thought he was a tad too flamboyant but eventually he grew on me, plus he had a very interesting backstory and as you might have guessed already, Judi Dench is fantastic as usual as M and she even has more to do in the story this time arround. This is not a completely formulaic Bond movie. Craig's bond is still more emotional than Connery or Moore ever were and for the first time we get some relatively detailed descriptions of his childhood. And something happens to Bond in the start of the movie that affects him for the rest of the film. But despite all that there are tons of James Bond trademarks like the martini, the introduction and even Q. Some might not like this new very young version of Q but I found him to be funny and very likable. They will never top Desmond Llewelyn's original performance, and instead of making a cheap Llewelyn clone, they make a completely different character which I think is the only right thing to do. This is not only a great Bond movie but just a downright great film.
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