This Turkey Marks the End of an Era

Rating: 1/10 (18 November 2006)

As a long time James Bond movie fan, this stinker is a real letdown. Yes, there's plenty of running and acrobatics, a high body count, and collapsing buildings, but that's where the "fun" ends. The ridiculous script with its incomprehensible dialog also subjects us to a boring interminable European poker session, total confusion where people who are supposed to be on your side aren't, and stoic resistance to torture, the latter scene being an overlong and disturbing paean to sadists and masochists.
As for Daniel Craig, he is not nearly as good-looking, suave, witty, charming, debonair, and sophisticated as prior Bonds. However, he is certainly more muscular and athletic - as though that makes up for it. I just don't think the producers understand who Bond is.
Also, must M always be angry and upset with our Mr. Bond? Can't she just once say, "Hey, Jimmy, nice work, you saved the world again."
Some critics have actually praised this turkey, calling it "darker" and "more sinister" than prior Bond films. Talk about understatement. Where is Q with his gadgets, where is Moneypenny with her flirting, where is the charm, appeal, and finesse of prior Bond movies? Alas, gone forever I fear.