Authenticity can make a movie, or break it.

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2008)

This movie is easiest to describe in what it lacks. It lacks authenticity and style.
What in my eyes separates a bond movie from 'any action movie' is that it has it's own culture, it's own feeling. Bond saying 'shaken, not stirred' is not about the martini, it's about the movie giving off an authentic feeling. This movie lacks all aspiration to authenticity. It's really not even trying. The only reason it's a bond film is the main characters name. And that's a very weak reason to watch a movie.
If you like watching movies like XXX, Bourne and minority report, this movie floats your boat. It's just another one of those. If you are like me and prefer movies that at least try to do something more, something unique, or something that's different from any 1-second-shots sequence, you will not like this movie.
I hate to state the above. I have seen all Bond movies. And enjoyed all of them, except for this one, even Casino Royale. I would've loved another 'just a bond'. Even a change in the series, diversifying, would be nice, but not by making it just another shoot-out movie.