A few purists may still be pissing and moaning about Daniel Craig...seriously get stuffed, all y'all. This guy delivers the goods in a way that should be appreciated. You miss Sean Connery...Craig is the next best thing.

Without the crazy over-the-top sequences of more recent films, the cartoonish escapes etc...this is more bloody, angry, gritty...and despite a few mis-steps...one of the best Bond entries in a long time...no offence Mr. Brosnan.

The biggest drawback in the film is the three endings. Sitting in the theatre...things seem to wind down, and then it tries to slip into second gear...and again, winds down and attempts a third adrenaline rush. The audience I saw the film with already had some packing ready to go when this happened and they found themselves forced to watch another ten minutes...

This only gets mentioned as the first half of the film is pretty tight, move nicely...has some crazy action/stuntwork in Madagascar (worth the price of admission alone) and a few tweaks to the mythology of Bond...but this extended ending hurts the film a tad and leaves it at a solid 4 out of 5 but way off the 5 out of 5 mark.

P.S. - not a bad Bond song by Chris Cornell ('You Know My Name') and of course, when that Bond theme does kick in...it does it at the best possible moment, making you sure to stand in line for a second Daniel Craig Bond flick.

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