Right. After Goldfinger UA decided the franchise was all about flash-bang gee whiz effects. Worked for Moore, who is a poor Bond, but destroyed Connery’s character. I love the scene where Craig has the guy in the office and the guy says, “You’re not a double O, a double O needs two kills and you” BOOM.
Yeah, that was great!
I assume you have read the books? In them, Bond is not a cut-and-dried good character...