He's Bond. James Bond. And, in the form of Daniel Craig, just as suave, virile, good-looking, smart, sexy, and indestructible as ever in the 24th Bond movie, “Spectre.” Craig is back for a fourth go as the legendary “007” and that's a very good thing. Craig possesses the same kind of mojo as the original Bond, Sean Connery.

Neither being a “pretty boy,” they believably (did I just say believably about a Bond film?) move from being warm and seductive to focused and dangerous; they have a license to kill and look the part. When Craig's Bond is walking down the street toting a gun to go kill some bad guys or save the lady of the film, he's looking fierce – effortlessly so.

“Spectre,” marks Craig's final performance as Bond – and he kills it.

This film has all the classic “Bond elements;” exotic locations, plenty of action – car chases, car and plane chases, beautiful women, romance and espionage, villains, suspense, exploding buildings … and that theme song.

The opening 20 minutes are fascinating. Bond is in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead. Why? Because of a videotaped message by the late “M” (played by Judi Dench and 'taken out' in “Skyfall”) who tells James that if she is dead, he must find Marco Sciarra – and kill him.

Costumed citizens revel in the celebration, different on every street, unaware of the spy drama about to unfold – in the streets and in the air above them. I won't spoil it, but let's just say that if you are afflicted with acrophobia, this sequence will be doubly exciting – yikes!

In this Bond installment, 007 and the MI6's “00” program are about to be suspended. A new, young MI6 muckie-muck, “C” is hot to dissolve the program because its function is obsolete; drones can do the work of agents and information, information is easily accessible through a new global intelligence agency.

M and Miss Moneypenny have their hands full – then the televised news of the debacle in Mexico City forces M to put James on indefinite leave. Yea. Right.

James is sent to visit Q – mastermind of the ingenious weaponry, cars – general tools of the spy trade. Q knows he's been relieved of duty for awhile, and has been given a job: Insert a tracking device in 007's arm. M is hoping it will help MI6 be sure he stays in London.

One of Q's new creations is a silver sports car that can hit 60 mph in under 4 seconds. It was originally intended for James, Q tells him, but now M has decided to give it to 009.

Yea. Right.

Bond “borrows” the car and drives to Rome to attend the funeral of an Italian bad guy – bet you can guess his name. Anyway, after seducing the not-so-grieving widow, Lucia Sciarra (for information, he learns he must go to Austria, and find a former arch enemy, Mr. White, to see what he knows, what his involvement is, regarding this global agency).

White tells James he must find his daughter, Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), who has been in hiding for years.

From the moment James finds Madeleine, everything heats up – and not unexpectedly.

It is Madeline who identifies the group as SPECTRE, and the closer James gets to it, the closer he gets to finding out things in his own past … and his connection to members of the agency.

Along the way, James' arch nemesis Blofeld returns. Christoph Waltz portrays the nefarious character and makes him cool in his cold-heartedness; driven by jealousy and vengeance.

Seydoux is marvelous as James Bond's potential permanent paramour. And, as a character (I can't say which) in the film tells Bond, “The daughter of a hired assassin – she's probably the only one who could understand you.”

Indeed. In her quiet, intelligent way Ms. Swan is a force to be reckoned with.

From the get-go, the title song, “The Writing's On the Wall” (written and sung by Sam Smith) leads the audience to believe James may lose his heart in this one. The fiery intro sequence has Bond surrounded by nude women and fire; in fact, the very touch of these, um, “hot” women cause flames to rise up from his body.

“Spectre,” is directed by Sam Mendes with cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema (“Interstellar,” and “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”), with special effects led by senior artist Vince Abbott (“Gravity,” “Maleficent,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” and the soon-to-be-released new “Star Wars”).

This is a fun and interesting James Bond adventure. For those who love these films, you won't be disappointed; for those who can take or leave a James Bond film, you will be surprisingly pleased with the experience.

“Spectre” opens tonight, Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. The film continues Saturday, Nov. 21 and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. with an additional 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 22.