Hamlet in Skyfall

I was very taken with the performance of Ben Whishaw as the new Q in Skyfall. Turns out he played Hamlet onstage to good acclaim, at age 23 playing the 30-year-old prince. One reviewer said he played Hamlet as a privileged brat. I have always seen that side of Hamlet in the middle of the play as essential and effectively off-putting, so we see his flaws before we see his strength, in much the same way we lose confidence in Oedipus when he rails at Creon and Jocasta. The hero dips in our esteem; this modulation makes his rally all the more impressive. Daniel Craig does a brave job of trying to take a heroic dip, but he doesn't waver, and I never lose confidence in his Bond.