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I loved Bond before, but this is really my Bond. This is the kind of Bond film I would write. Most of the time you respect it for what it is. I respect this for going beyond what I would or could do with the character. Speaking as an arrogant writer, that’s something.
Vesper turns to Bond and says, “Even if all that was left of you was your smile and your pinkie, you’d still be more man than anyone I’ve ever met.” Bond’s response? “You haven’t even seen what I can do with my pinkie yet.” That’s paraphrased, obviously, but the thing is, if you were hearing that out of context, you’d think, “That’s old Bond. Campy. Awful.” But this film weaves itself so well that by this point you actually believe it, and it’s strong characterization. Bond makes mistakes, and pays for it. That’s identity. The women act like human beings. That’s identity. All in all, the key to this movie is character.
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Finally, a Bond film that annihilates on ALL levels, not just the levels
you’d expect. We lose some of the things we truly enjoyed about James
Bond, true. The camp, the tissue paper women, a lot of the explosions,
but we trade it for a Bond that’s more badass, more true to the core
idea of a “real man,” if you will, and frankly, I don’t give a solid
CRAP how hot the chicks are or how pithy the main character is so long
as you have this much character development, this much attention to
detail, this much strong writing.
I will show this to any girl I know, and she’ll enjoy it. Not because
Binx shows us that “GURLZ CAN DO IT 2!”, but because this film is well
written, well acted, and strongly produced, and yet still gives us
everything a Bond ever should. Fantastic.