Daniel Craig may have been a controversial choice when he was first cast as 007, but several of his best James Bond movies, and proved that he would be exceptional in the role. After Casino Royale, Craig ended up starring in four more James Bond movies.

2008's Quantum of Solace was negatively impacted by the Writers Guild of America strike, and was therefore not as well-received. However, the James Bond franchise made a comeback with 2012's Skyfall, which was heavily praised for its deeply personal story about the titular spy. After Skyfall, Craig also starred as 007 in 2015's Spectre before concluding his run as James Bond in 2021's No Time to Die.

No Time To Die Receives A Disappointing Gun Technique Rating

Patrick McNamara Reviewed A No Time To Die Action Scene Featuring Daniel Craig & Ana De Armas

Even though No Time to Die received exceptional reviews upon its release, firearms expert Patrick McNamara provided a disappointing review for the gun technique seen in the movie. No Time to Die has a score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, and follows a retired James Bond, who has left Madeleine Swann, as he tracks down a villain who's armed with a dangerous new technology. The cast of No Time to Die includes Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Jeffrey Wright, and Ralph Fiennes.

In a video for Insider, McNamara reviewed the gun technique in a No Time to Die scene which features Craig's James Bond and de Armas' Paloma fighting Spectre agents at a party in Cuba. He notes several times that both Craig and de Armas are holding their guns with only one hand, and points out that it would be extremely difficult for them to actually hit as many enemies as they do. Overall, McNamara gives the No Time to Die scene a score of 4 out of 10 for gun technique accuracy. Read McNamara's full comments below:

Very, very tough to operate a sub-machine gun with only one hand. There's not a lot of muzzle whip on there, but there's a lot of climb. The stronger the grip, you're gonna get very little. It's going to operate on as flat of a line as possible.

His [Craig's] gun handling is overall pretty good. In this scene, not the best because there's so much strong-hand only shooting being done. Strong-hand only is very, very difficult and it's very unrealistic how fast he was shooting people strong-hand only. There's no way I could replicate something like that real-world just because of the amount of work it takes, especially with that small frame pistol that he's got, it's probably got a horrible trigger, and he was hitting people at 15 and 20 yards strong-hand only. Not gonna happen, with limited visibility, mind you.

I would rate this clip a four. The only reason I would rate it a four is because with the low visibility, you're not gonna be hitting those targets the way they were hitting them.

Our Take On Patrick McNamara's No Time To Die Gun Technique Rating

Despite McNamara's Rating, The Cuba Shootout Scene Is Still Fantastic

McNamara seems to be quite fair in his review of the Cuba shootout scene in No Time to Die. While he does note several errors in the scene, he also points out times when everything looked great. Despite its underwhelming rating, the team-up of James Bond and Paloma makes for one of the most entertaining scenes in No Time to Die. After this scene, de Armas' Paloma instantly cemented her status as one of the best James Bond girls.

Source: Insider