Very interesting Bond movie notable for some good stunts (the opening one is a humdinger), visual brilliance and an excellent sub-plot involving Julie Dench. The only flaws were the sometimes Batman-esque over-the-top, reality free, violence (honestly, the villains shoot at least 1,000 bullets at Bond and miss 999 times) and some perfunctory Bond girl romance.
The producers seem to have welded together an almost comic-book fantasy with a realistic spy story containing dark, adult elements. They keep re-inventing the franchise (50 years old) and doing a surprisingly good job of it.
P.S. For some reason the film uses very little of the standard Bond theme (except at the end). This hurts the film overall but is quite stirring when its finally used at the end.
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