 Vicky Allan of the Sunday Herald noted Bond himself , and not his love interests , was sexually objectified in this film . A moment where he rises from the sea is reminiscent of Ursula Andress in Dr. No ; he feels " skewered " by Vesper Lynd 's criticism of him ; " and though it would be almost unthinkable now have a female character in a mainstream film stripped naked and threatened with genital mutilation , that is exactly what happens to Bond in [ the film ] . " So although the film backed off from past criticism of Bond girls being sex objects , " the once invincible James Bond becomes just another joint at the meat market . " This sentiment is shared by the University of Leicester 's James Chapman , author of License to Thrill , who also notes Craig 's Bond is " not yet the polished article " ; he felt his incarnation of Bond is close to Fleming 's because he is " humourless , " but is also different because " Fleming 's Bond did not enjoy killing ; Craig 's Bond seems almost to relish it . " Andrew Sarris of The New York Observer wrote that this particular Bond film is " the very first that I would seriously consider placing on my own yearly 10 @-@ best list . Furthermore , I consider Daniel Craig to be the most effective and appealing of the six actors who have played 007 , and that includes even Sean Connery . " 
