Which makes the later bond movies mush further from the fleming vision of bond than this latest movie (i.e. read the books).
i saw this last night and loved it. a big part of the reason i loved it was the departure from the gimmicky bonds of recent years. i loved that bond was a little rough around the edges and just starting to find find his inner 007.
the romance was more in-depth without being cheesy or too sentimental and i really think that craig's got acting talent. i'm bummed they trashed an aston martin