the killing of a legend

Rating: 2/10 (27 November 2006)

Okay, I won't say anything more about the film, almost everything has been said by others. Some like it, some hate it. Being a fan of the classic bond films, I hated it. I really wanted to give the film a chance, but it was much worse than I expected. It even spoils its good action sequences because it's so damned pretentious. It's just your usual, hyped mainstream action movie, and even without the number 007 tagged on it I wouldn't have liked it. They should have made this film without spoiling the 'trademark name' "James Bond 007".
But okay, times are changing and after 40 years and 20 (official) films the 'real' James Bond is no longer with us. It's that simple! Even the parody "Casino Royale" (1967) and Connery's comeback "Never Say Never Again" (1983) were more within the spirit of a James Bond movie, than this one. Some might say that this film is more faithful to the Bond of Ian Fleming's novels, but hey - not the novels made the name James Bond that big, but the films!
It's a real pity, because this isn't just one film of the series I don't like, but it marks the end of an era: there will be no 'real' bond films anymore in the future... And I have absolutely no interest to see what's coming after this one.