No Time To Die : All 5 Daniel Craig James Bond Films Ranked

Yes. No Time To Die has made franchise history in innumerable ways. Daniel Craig's tenure, for the only occasion of any Bond actor's, has ended not only on a high note, but on the highest note.

The six years of anticipation were definitely worth it. The sheer number of bombshells contained here guarantee that for years to come, this will be remembered as the single most earth-shattering Bond film, utterly unique.

Also, the amount of fan service here blows Skyfall and Spectre out of the water, whether it's the use of music cues from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Tracy's theme, as well as Louis Armstrong's, "We Have All The Time In The World") or the numerous nuanced call-backs to Dr No, poetically completing the cycle between the beginning and end of a legendary cinematic character. Never fear: the audience is assured as always that "James Bond will return", but how can any future return emerge from the shadows of this ultimate swansong?

Even without the earth-shattering elements, we still have a fantastic Bond film. Rami Malek's Safin, although he has far less screen time than anticipated, is one of the truly impactful Bond villains of the whole series. Hans Zimmer's masterful score is arguably the best since the days of John Barry. The tone and Craig's chattier, wittier performance are refreshingly light compared to the brooding mood established by Casino Royale and rigidly stuck to afterwards.

This is truly the end of an era. A cinematic legend has been irreversibly changed, and the longest epoch of that legend, the Daniel Craig epoch, has reached its ultimate conclusion.