My thoughts (SPOILERS)


The Good
-Daniel Craig gives a fine performance as James Bond in this than ever, I like that he's very chatty in some scenes.
-Ana DeArmas as Paloma, might actually be my favourite Bond girl despite having a small role, wish she had bigger part.
-Madelene Swann wasn't as bland as she was in Spectre
-Was very delighted to see Felix back, bummer about his death though, he was cool
-The locations were great, if I had to choose, then It would Jamaica, the Cuba sequence was fun though.
-Through the part where Bond kills Logan Ash (Billy Magnussen) was a nice nod to "For Your Eyes Only"
-Surprised to see Hugh Dennis in a Bond movie, funny though
-Lashana Lynch did a fine job as the new 007, liked how they handled it with both her and Bond at odds, but growing to respect one another.
-I liked Rami Malek as Safin, but he may not be as good as LeChiffre from "Casino Royale" or Silva from "Skyfall", wish there was more of him. but better than Greene from "Quantum" or Blofeld from "Spectre". His villain base was cool I thought, looked like a real Bond villain base.
-Cool to see the Aston Martin from the "Living Daylights" in this.

The Bad
-Not against the idea of killing Bond but the way it was done just felt like Daniel's ego had control over it, and I felt that I didn't carry enough weight.
-While Christoph Waltz did a better job than he did in Spectre, I was expecting more of him.
-Was a bit too long I feel

Overall, I enjoyed this, an improvement over Spectre, and a good Bond swansong film for Craig. Casino Royale, to me still holds the candle as my favourite Craig Bond film and I can't wait to see how they are going to handle the future of the franchise. 8.5/10

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