Skyfall: 5 reasons it's the best James Bond film ever

Critics have been shaken and stirred by Daniel Craig's latest entry in the 007 franchise, which hits theaters tomorrow

Daniel Craig in "Skyfall"
(Image credit: 2012 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc./Francois Duhamel)

After 50 years and 22 films, one might suspect that James Bond had already used and reused every trick in his spy handbook. But critics across the globe are lauding 007's latest mission, Skyfall — which opens in the U.S. tomorrow — as more than just a great James Bond movie: They're calling it the greatest James Bond movie ever. (Watch a trailer for Skyfall below.) What makes this new entry stand apart from the 22 previous films in the franchise? Here, five reasons Skyfall beats out all the other Bond movies:

1. Daniel Craig gives his best-ever Bond performance

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