Overall I enjoyed the film, as it was quite a significant departure from the normal Bond flick. Daniel Craig proved to be a good modern version of Bond, however he definitely lacked charisma and was often crude like Tastey previously mentioned. For example, the fact that he felt no remorse over Caterina Murino’s torture and death was very unbelievable. What was his lack of compassion supposed to express? I believe the director and writers were trying to imply that not only is he a great agent for being completely unattached, but also “cool” and a “bad ass”. If so, this definitely failed in persuading me. And while change is usually good, I thought certain elements were more than just being “modernized”, but damn right commercial. The extensive use of cell phones, the Range Rover, and Texas Holdem definitely annoyed me. For fuck sakes, he might as well have taken a pilates class and purchased a caramel Frappuccino However, the best example of this was the excessive free running scene. I was waiting for the Senegalese rap to blast, a chicken to come out to help chase the African guy, and finally when it’s all over, the large Nike swoosh popping up on the screen. Once again, in general I enjoyed the film. While he is definitely not in the same class as Connery or Moore, Daniel Craig still had a strong performance. I look forward to seeing him in the future films, as long as they don’t stray too far away from the classic Bond model.