Mixed feelings - It was OK....(but why was pig faced old 'M' left in?)

Rating: 5/10 (18 November 2006)

I will start off by saying I try not to comment on films which already have so many viewer opinions already UNLESS I have something unique to add or was moved strongly for or against the film. I think the film was OK - I am neither pro or anti this Bond entry. It was a fair action film on its own merit if not quite what we expect of Bond.
One concern I have that nobody else has so far touched on is that old & very small pig faced woman that plays 'M'. Dame Judi Dench. "WHY IS SHE CAST IN THIS NEW BOND???" I am not against HER but if this is a REBIRTH of Bond surely she should have gone along with Q, Moneypenny etc. Considering this was SET before the other Bonds, the Actress so closely identified with Brosnan's era should not be in it! It may seem a small thing to other viewers but it made it HARD for me to watch this new Bond as if I had never seen the others. I am surprised at the producers for this "Glitch in the Matrix". A COMPLETE overhaul was the way to go.
PS Vesper Lynd should have been called Miss Wet Muff.