Where the hell was the music?

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2006)

i thought the opening sequence was wonderful, the follow on to the titles was OK. But in any Bond format, there is an opening - titles- then an action sequence that usually ends up with that big blaring orchestra line - daaaah daaaaah daaaaaaah etc. Nope. not here. he lay behind a wall looking at a mobile phone when he shoulda been running like hell with the world after him. Action beat was very uneven. Opening was full of sudden changes - fine- great beat all the way to the casino (if a little forced and unfounded at times) but spare us the post casino hiatus. Slow , uneven and stuttering. Very poor storytelling, lacked earlier suggestion and just bored the hell outta me. Too many layers, too long and just not held together coherently. It seemed like it just went from one storyboard scene to another without joining the dots. Pity really, it started so well. "let's go from the casino to a beach to sinking a building in Venice to that line""my name is Bond, James Bond" "and not worry about how. A movie of three parts and two halves. The second was rubbish. And where the hell was the music when it was needed?