Meanwhile, the precious list that fueled the assignment winds up in the possession of a charismatically complicated terrorist (played by Javier Bardem), who is dead set on antagonizing the agency and, in particular, M (played by Judi Dench). Bond ends up shot atop a speeding train, falling (presumably to his death) into a roaring river below. We first see him mid-mission with a fellow agent from the esteemed MI6 (played by Naomie Harris) that ends in a spectacular failure. He sports some new creases, and his face hangs just the slightest bit heavier with time. Years have passed for Bond, and Craig wears them well here. There should be little debate with “Skyfall,” the 23rd outing of 007, which firmly plants the superspy into the 21st century. But the dark, solemn “Quantum of Solace,” stripped Bond to only his basest of elements and raised a concern that perhaps “Casino” was but a fluke (it was still a superior film, in this critic’s eyes, but many found it to be too brooding and humorless for the franchise). Of course, some would say that he already had in his debut with “Casino Royale,” which recharged the franchise like never before. Nostalgia junkies can whine and moan all they want about “the best,” but when you balance out the charisma, brawn, brains, brutality, suave sophistication, sexuality and snark that has come to define one of the screen’s most enduring cinematic characters, Craig nails it. With “Skyfall,” Daniel Craig owns James Bond.
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