Yes, at little too much Bourne, action hero than Bond

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2008)

I want to congratulate Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace for revitalizing Bond. Hollywood hasn't had an original idea in years and seeing them do a good retool of James Bond has been refreshing. That said Quantum of Solace good have been a better film. Casino Royale was all about the new cerebral Bond and this one was about the violent Bond; it was a little too much Bourne. That is to say it was like an action hero movie, moving from one chase, fight-scene too the next with very little connection. Daniel Craig is fantastic in the role and Judi Dench has been a welcome addition since she first appeared replace the old M. Craig's scenes with Jeffrey Wright and Giancarlo Gianinni (who are both always good) also stood out. I didn't care much for the Bond Girl, in fact I like Ms. Fields better; they should have used her instead of Ms. Broodface. One brooding agent at a time. Yes, I miss the gadgets and the humor of the old series, but that was the old series, that's gone and people like Roger Ebert need to get over it. Today when Hollywood is giving us very little to leave our homes for seeing a new Bond isn't that bad. I would have given it an 8 if it hadn't been for the final sequence, which was very irritating. 7/10