Essentially, before Skyfall, Craig’s Bond tenure seemed more like Timothy Dalton’s great actor, great in the role, but only Casino Royale was solid, and six years was a long time to wait for another good Daniel Craig James Bond movie. So, back in 2012, it wasn’t exactly clear if Daniel Craig’s James Bond was going to go down in history as a great Bond, or simply, a good Bond, who was only in one good movie that everyone could agree they liked. At the time, it had been six years since Craig’s first Bond, Casino Royale, and four years since the less-than-stellar follow-up, Quantum of Solace. Skyfall just hit Netflix on August 5, 2022, but it hit theaters on November 9, 2012, which was somehow, just shy of ten years ago. If Casino Royale was the 1977 Star Wars of the Daniel Craig Bond era, then that means Skyfall his Empire Strikes Back. While it’s true that Spectre (2015) and No Time To Die(2021) brought added pathos to the story of Craig’s 007, the truth is, this era of the long-running spy franchise never really topped one specific movie. If Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond had ended 10 years ago, in 2012, he’d be just as loved and respected for the role as he is today.
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