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23. Has to do with Craig, I think.

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:15 AM

Oct 2012

He's the first actor they've brought into Bond that really pushes past the traditional Bond: you know...the womanizing, boozing, always-with-a-quip-in-any-situation spy.

Then again, he has Dame Judi Dench as his boss, and she's fantastic.

I do recall that in the original book for Casino Royale, it ends on Bond's "Job's done..." quote. They naturally added M's line prodding Bond to look further into Vesper's actions and realize she did everything for him at the end, but was trapped in a situation with no exit.

Stellar writing. Stellar acting.

And it shocked the crap outta me to hear Bond tell Vesper he loved her.

Okay, I've rambled enough.

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