All the hype and hoopla culminates on this day when Die Another Day has finally released. True to its predecessors, this Bond flick has everything in order - an Aston Martin, women and a lot of edge of the seat stunts but one gets the feeling that James Bond has somehow gone beyond the limits of probability and believability.
 
This time the adventure starts in North Korea where Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is sent to get rid of a rogue military leader Colonel Moon. As expected, a lot of explosions take place and Moon’s second in command Zao (Rick Yune) gets his face embedded with diamonds.

    
Far from being welcomed back to MI6 he is treated like liablity. This means that Bond now tries to get back at Zao whom he wishes to see dead. He follows his trail to Cuba where, with the aid of gene therapy, Zao is trying to alter his looks. While in Cuba, Bond meets Jinx (Halle Berry) who happens to be working for the NSA. Zao escapes to Britain and this is where a trail leads Bond to Gustav Graves (Toby Stephens), a diamond dealer. Graves invites Bond to the launch of Icarus, a satellite, that has a mirror on it that can provide perpetual daylight but there is an evil purpose as well. When Bond finds Zao at the scene he and Jinx try to kill Zao but end up finding the real identity of Graves and Bond’s MI6 ally Miranda (Rosamund Pike). This leads them back to North Korea trying to avert a war, which they do successfully. 

  
Pierce Brosnan is still the ideal Bond despite the evidence of aging. The Bond girls are spectacular and beautiful with Halle being the surprise package. She matches Bond stunt for stunt. But Die Another Day has its failings. An awkward appearance by Madonna flags it off. The villains have lost their evil aura since the old days of Bond and the fantasy of adventure is not as powerful as before. Action is top of the line but the  computer graphics are too evident and dilute scenes to a large extent. Die Another Day is a must see for all but Bond fans shouldn’t be disappointed if they have that - it was better in the old days - feeling.