The timely reboot

The nice thing about doing a prequel is that you learn about a character when he still wasn’t the one you have always known him to be.

 

The latest Bond movie installment Casino Royale is meant to be a reboot of the super spy’s career in the service, perfectly timed with the introduction of the new Bond,  Daniel Craig.

 

So, there was no ‘Q’ to give him some fancy gadgets and no Moneypenny to flirt with at the reception.  He only just met a recurring character, Felix Leiter of the CIA.  He still doesn’t know that he looks his best in a tuxedo, he likes dry martini and hasn’t yet realized that he actually will like his martini  ‘shaken not stirred’. 

 

He doesn’t have the dashing, drop dead gorgeous looks of Brosnan, Moore and Connery so it was perfectly fine with me to see him bloodied and dirty.  Hehehe

 

I feel like I am betraying Pierce but…I like this new James Bond.  He is scary.  He is dangerous. His physique is …well, he worked hard to get that body.   And boy, can he act!  He doesn’t have the flirtatious charm of Brosnan and Moore but well…did I mention that he has a nice body?   (lol)  He is reminiscent of Sean Connery who wasn’t coy about showing off his form.

 

There were some lines and scenes that seemed uncharacteristic of 007 but I guess the script demands it.   Except in the movie (Her Majesty’s Secret Service) where he actually got married,  I prefer to have my James Bond, distant and non committal.

 

Much as Pierce Brosnan would always be tops on my list, an icon like James Bond is bigger than the actors that portray him. So, there.  I concede. It is Daniel Craig’s turn.