Metro Goldwyn Meyer
2006 - Rated R - 2 hr 24 min
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
I know there was some upheaval over this Bond re-boot, but in my opinion, it was a very much needed one. Craig's grittier, edgier, kill-you-in-the-men's-room James Bond is fun and refreshing. In fact, I think the franchise was getting a bit stuffy before this revamp came to town. This is the Bond of today.
And even the intro song rocks.
Anyway, Judi Dench is awesome as always and the Vesper chick, even though she comes in surprisingly late for a Bond Girl, is a worthy claimant to that title. I especially love the way this movie ties neatly into its sequel, but I have until Q before I get to see that one again. But this is one Bond movie I'm happy to watch again and again, because even the poker scenes seem like supressed action sequences. On the whole, very well done.
It was a solid reboot... shame the follow up was such an extreme mess.
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