Die Another Day is the fourth movie with Pierce Brosnan playing the suave and sophisticated James Bond, and he once again does an excellent job. This movie has action, special effects, an original plot full of twists and, like all Bond films, women.

It is one of my favorite Bond films and is a must-see for any movie fan or Bond fanatic.

The opening scenes have the same action and suspense as most Bond films, but with a few new and different surprises, including Bond surfing and then being imprisoned for over a year. At first, the detention of the renowned spy in a foreign country seems unusual, but those are the consequences of being a secret agent.

When released, he becomes a prisoner again, this time of his own country because certain people believe he leaked information, and M revokes his "double O" status. Yet Bond manages to escape from this confinement and proceeds to seek vengeance on the person who betrayed and imprisoned him, against M's wishes.

On the way, he meets Jinx (Halle Berry), who he discovers works for the United States and is on a similar mission of her own. Bond finds evidence, which points him toward the young Gustov Graves as the betrayer. When M discovers that Bond has reason to suspect Graves, he becomes useful again and is sent to investigate further.

Equipped with his arsenal of gadgets and his coolest car yet, the Aston Martin "Vanquish" (a.k.a. "the vanish"), he proceeds to Iceland to, as M puts it, "mix things up a bit." Little does he know, a few surprises await him there, one of which is the beautiful Jinx.

The main reasons to see this film, aside from the fact that you get to see Berry in a bikini, are the action and the technology. This film has action ranging from hovercraft chases over a minefield to a sword fight on a crashing airplane. In addition, the gadgets and technology, especially the car, are some of the best yet.

When you are not on the edge of your seat watching things only Bond could pull off, you are entertained by the storyline. It is a classic case of revenge that has a few twists and turns, which Bond does not suspect.

The acting is mediocre, but it is a Bond film, so one should not expect an Oscar out of it. Brosnan does a good job with the usual punch lines and jokes and although people may argue that Jinx's character does not fit the classic Bond girl, Berry plays it well.

Despite the sad fact that the original Q, played by Desmond Llewelyn, has passed away, John Cleese, who we all know from his work in Monty Python, is an excellent and humorous replacement.

Interestingly, Graves, played by Toby Stevens, is an excellent villain who comes fully equipped with a wicked sneer and arrogant attitude. The disfeatured Bond villain, Zao, played by Rick Yune from The Fast and the Furious, plays a decent tough guy role and adds his sparkling personality to the film, but not much else.

Overall, this film is quite entertaining and ranks highly among some of the Bond films. Just when you think Bond has done it all, he astounds you again.

Some of the punch lines are corny, but if you enjoy action, mild humor, gadgets, and sexy secret agents (I am referring to Berry, not Brosnan) you must see this movie and realize why every guy wishes he could be James Bond.