Amazing Bond movie,but lacking

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2008)

I became a James Bond fan 2 years ago when Casino Royale came out and knocked me off my feet! Ever since, I have been catching a lot of Bond movies on TV and they are all enjoyable. Tonight, I happened to catch this new one and I must say, the critics were wrong about this movie and I enjoyed it immensely, but unfortunately, I also found it lacking in wit and style. Nevertheless, I loved the action scenes and more.
The plot was easy to follow, with a supposed environmentalist named Dominic Greene planning to gain control of all water in Bolivia, with James Bond tracking him down. He comes across Camille, also troubled by a tragedy just as Bond was with Vesper Lynd, and together these two track down their enemies to get revenge.
The acting was top notch as always; Daniel Craig, I must say, is truly promising and even though he acts with little emotion throughout the film, I could sense the anger and cold heart in him, and I could've sworn that he cried when Mathis was killed! SO unlike him to cry over someone even when he didn't like him. Olga Kurylenko was fine as Camille and is probably the first Bond woman not to bed him when they first meet, which is fine with me. Judi Dench played M superbly and is also a good actress along Craig.
The action scenes were a little dizzying to me, but isn't that how it is? There was also a handful of calm scenes which critics wrongly suggested that there was nothing but badly edited action scenes. I have never seen the Bourne films as a side note, so I wouldn't know how the director edited the action. The script was in fine shape despite the rush of the Writer's Strike and it had plenty of intelligence for my taste.
So, overall, this movie was fantastic and, IMO, just as good, if not better, than Casino Royale. And as another side note, I am not a hardcore James Bond fan like others and don't know how the formula should be set, but if it's like this and maybe better in the next movie, then by all means, bring it on!!! I'll be ready!