Martin Campbell should have directed this.....

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2008)

......after all, he has directed two of the best ever bond films. I don't know what Marc Forster was trying to do here. Everything that was good about Casino Royal was missing from this sequel. The characters are bland and the action was too predictable. There was nowhere near enough going on to keep me entertained. Yes, the action sequences were amazing, yes, Daniel Craig is probably the best bond ever but these two things alone cant save this sequel.
Had it not been for the action and the performance from Daniel Craig i would have given this film 4 stars. The story was too shallow. We all know Bond was out to get revenge but they could have added more to the story. I'm also not 100% sure if he did get revenge for Vespor's death.
So, in a nutshell, this was not what we have come to expect from Bond movies. As a stand alone film it's average at best. I would say watch it but don't expect much from the film.
Hopefully Bond 23 gets back to basics. The actors cant be blamed for this poor sequel, the blame solely lies with the director and the writers on this one! I suppose the writers strike in the US did not help!!