When Casino Royal came out I was blown away by it. I loved that it took what we expected from a bond movie and then broke those clichés. I had hoped that the rest of the series would follow in the example of the first film, but they just wound up devolving into the same basic 007 formula.
I wasn't excited for No Time to Die, but I was hopeful. It carried the burden of the muddled mess of the three previous films. I was however pleasantly surprised. The action feels as tough as the first film and has some damn good set pieces. The film firmly commits to its choices and plays them to their conclusion--dare I say--boldly. And it is unique in the franchise for its choices. I left the theater on a high, which simply doesn't happen much for me.
I wasn't excited for No Time to Die, but I was hopeful. It carried the burden of the muddled mess of the three previous films. I was however pleasantly surprised. The action feels as tough as the first film and has some damn good set pieces. The film firmly commits to its choices and plays them to their conclusion--dare I say--boldly. And it is unique in the franchise for its choices. I left the theater on a high, which simply doesn't happen much for me.