[gmku]

Hmm, see I think the opposite, that with Craig, the Bond movies are moving into that grittier side. Though I have to be careful to qualify that it's not Craig necessarily but the storylines and the way the films are being made. Far as I'm concerned, you could put anyone who looks halfway good in there and these would still work. Craig has the advantage of being muscular and tough looking, and he can manage a sort of coldhearted look, enough that you believe he really could kill someone with his hands. And Craig is just an actor who seems more willing to get dirty than previous Bonds. Pierce was way too much of a dandy.