Bond Rating is Down

Rating: 6/10 (2 July 2007)

Craig seems to be the wrong choice to take over the role of 007. He is serious and mean-spirited instead of suave and witty, as we have come to expect of Bond. Unlike other Bonds, the pre-credits sequence is dull. While some of the action scenes are well executed, the excitement is not sustained because the plot is choppy and convoluted. Bond is newly minted as 007 in this one but the film takes place in 2006, totally oblivious to all the previous Bond films. There is no chemistry between Craig and Green and their romance becomes too sappy. Bond films are supposed to be silly and fun, laced with babes, gadgets, and double-entendres. This one take itself too seriously and goes on far too long.