Several reviewers lauded M's appraisal of Bond as a "sexist, misogynist dinosaur", with Todd McCarthy in "Variety" saying the film "breathes fresh creative and commercial life" into the series. John Puccio of DVD Town said that it was "an eye- and ear-pleasing, action-packed entry in the Bond series" and that the film gave Bond "a bit of humanity, too". Ian Nathan of "Empire" said that it "revamps that indomitable British spirit" and that the "Die Hard" movies "don't even come close to 007". Tom Sonne of the "Sunday Times" considered it the best Bond film since "The Spy Who Loved Me". Jose Arroyo of "Sight & Sound" considered the greatest success of it was in modernising the series.