Great Sequel, Great Action, Not so great storytelling

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2008)

If you enjoyed the first film in this reboot of the James Bond series, you should love the sequel. The action hits right away, taking place twenty minutes after the end of "Casino Royale" with one of the most exciting car chases I've ever seen. It blows any Bourne chase scene completely out of the water. From there, the action never lets up, but, unfortunately the story stumbles about half way through. The villain of this movie really isn't interesting or threatening enough to keep people entertained. He's just one small part of a greater terrorist organization, which is sure to show up in future Bond movies. The film-makers should have taken the time to develop the villain and make him evil and interesting. That would have pushed this movie into the 9 or 10 star range. The action is what saved the movie. Keep the action up and I'll pay $10 to see the next five Bond movies.