Daniel Craig may have been a controversial choice when he was first cast as 007, but several of his James Bond films have received immense critical praise. Craig appeared as a young and reckless James Bond in 2006 Royal Casino. Craig's first film as 007 is often considered one of the best James Bond films and proved that he would be exceptional in the role. After Royal CasinoCraig ended up starring in four more James Bond films.
2008 Quantum of Solace it was negatively impacted by the Writers Guild of America strike and was therefore not as well received. However, the James Bond franchise returned with the 2012 film Fall from the skywhich was highly praised for its deeply personal story about the titular spy. After Fall from the skyCraig also starred as 007 in 2015 Spectrum before concluding his career as James Bond in 2021 There's no time to die.
No Time To Die Gets a Disappointing Weapon Technique Rating
Patrick McNamara reviewed a No Time To Die action scene with Daniel Craig and Ana De Armas
Although There's no time to die received exceptional reviews upon its release, firearms expert Patrick McNamara gave a disappointing review of the gun technique seen in the film. There's no time to die has an 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes and follows a retired James Bond, left Madeleine Swann, as he tracks a villain who is armed with dangerous new technology. The cast of There's no time to die includes Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright and Ralph Fiennes.
In a video for Insider, McNamara reviewed the weapon's technique in a There's no time to die scene showing Craig and Paloma de Armas' James Bond fighting Specter agents at a party in Cuba. He notes several times that Craig and de Armas hold their weapons with just one hand and points out that it would be extremely difficult for them to hit as many enemies as they do. Overall, McNamara gives the There's no time to die scene a score of 4 out of 10 for weapon technique accuracy. Read McNamara's full comments below:
Very, very difficult to operate a submachine gun with just one hand. There's not a lot of whip there, but there's a lot of climbing. The stronger the grip, you will achieve very little. It will operate on as flat a line as possible.
From him [Craig’s] The weapon's handling is, in general, very good. In this scene, it's not the best because there are a lot of strong-handed shots being taken. With just his strong hand it's very, very difficult and it's very unrealistic how fast he was shooting people with just his strong hand. There's no way to replicate something like that in the real world just because of the amount of work it takes, especially with that little pistol he has, it probably has a horrible trigger, and he was hitting people with 15 and 20 meters of force. -hand only. Not going to happen, with limited visibility, mind you.
I would rate this clip a four. The only reason I would rate it four is because with the low visibility you won't hit the targets the way they hit them.
Our Take on Patrick McNamara's No Time To Die Weapon Technique Rating
Despite McNamara's assessment, the Cuba shooting scene is still fantastic
McNamara appears to be quite fair in his analysis of the Cuban shooting scene in There's no time to die. While he notes several mistakes in the scene, he also points out moments where everything looked great. Despite the underwhelming rating, the union of James Bond and Paloma creates one of the funniest scenes in There's no time to die. After this scene, Paloma de Armas instantly cemented her status as one of James Bond's best girls.
Source: Insider