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The former 007’s new commercial seems designed to show the world he’s a fun guy now. But Mr Intensity has always had a gift for comedyIf you have seen the new Taika Waititi-directed commercial for Belvedere Vodka, you will have almost certainly been struck by one profound, core-shaking question; is Daniel Craig actually having fun?It certainly looks that way, doesn’t it? Although it begins as you would expect anything starring Daniel Craig to begin – there’s brooding, there’s black and white, there’s a tuxedo – it quickly bursts into life. Suddenly he’s in a leather jacket and sunglasses, sucking in his cheeks like Bet Lynch at the Rovers. He struts. He spins. He thrusts his crotch around with total impunity. He’s like Christopher Walken in the Weapon of Choice video, if Christopher Walken had been dressed like a member of Bros. Continue reading...