Daniel Craig’s 3rd outing makes up for Quantum of Solace: it continues the rebooted series’ emphasis on a gritty, more vulnerable Bond, delving into aspects of his (and supporting characters’) origins, while also bringing back a little of the fun of pre-Craig Bonds (e.g. the cheesy one-liners, the familiar theme music, etc.) The not-so-good: Javier Bardem’s villain has an interesting setup but is reduced to a vanilla bad guy in the finale, the middle act meanders somewhat, and there are some inexplicable plot holes (e.g. if Q can control the tube why not just stop the train with Javier in it?) But overall, enjoyable entertainment for fans of Bond and action thrillers generally
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Cowboys & Aliens (2011, dir. Jon Favreau): does what it says on the packet
Passable B movie fare, the story is nonsensical, and both leads Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford are dialing it in, but the action and CGI sequences are OK. Just from the title alone, it could have been far worse, I guess. Does what it says on the packet, no more, no less.
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