OK, action-filled Bond movie...

Rating: 4/10 (1 April 2007)

1st watched 3/31/2007 - 4 out of 10(Dir-Martin Campbell): OK, action-filled Bond movie with usual over-the-top action but with very little humor to give the viewer a break. Daniel Craig is fine and manly enough for the role and he also adds a little more edginess to the sometimes placid character to make him more complex for the modern movie going audience but doesn't add much in the humor area. Because of the nature of these films, the added humor is important and we don't get much here. There is a short romantic interlude that doesn't last very long(because you know--Bond's girls usually don't last very long in the plot--poor James!!) The movie is like a 2 and ½ hour roller coaster ride for the most part which just overwhelms the viewer who can't wait for things to slow down. I came into this movie expecting good things because of what I've heard and read about the movie but left disappointed. I really believe that Bond movies should be a thing of the past now that the material(the Ian Fleming books) have already been used up but they keep giving us more. And I guess as the audiences poor in we'll get remakes and more remakes just to keep the series going----sigh