Slightly disappointed

Rating: 6/10 (13 December 2006)

Some friends and I went to see this flick last night. This movie is supposed to be Bond's first adventure as a 00. Despite, for being his first adventure it's set in modern times with modern devices and vehicles. This throws one for a loop when trying to figure out the time-line in conjunction with the previous films. One thing that I look forward to most in Bond flicks would be his bad ass gadgets. Of course, these were pretty much nonexistent in this movie. Sure, he has a cool car (only through the last 30 minutes of the movie) and a mini defibrillator. But, that's about it. Speaking of the last 30 minutes of the movie, what in the hell was the director thinking? This movie was 2.5 hours long. However, I found myself getting antsy in the seat after 1.5 hours. I was ready for the movie to end. There were more twists in the last hour of the movie than a M Night Shamalamaringworm film. The director could have EASILY cut this movie down by At least 30 minutes and still had the film flow properly. Ugh, my ass still hurts from watching it. Despite all of the director's shortcomings, the acting was superb. Daniel Craig played a perfect bond. The chemistry between Craig and Eva Green really made for some emotional moments. Mads Mikkelsen portrayed a perfect evil villain. It's pretty sad that the director botched this film with his indecisive way of movie making.
I give this movie a 6.5/10
((If anyone wants to import this movie into a movie editor and trim the movie down to 1.5-2 hours, I'd easily give it a 7-7.5))