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Rating: 6/10 (17 November 2008)

As an avid James Bond fan, I went to this movie yesterday with big expectations. I came out of the theater pretty disappointed. The trailer looked so promising but the movie wasn't able to impress me.
First reason: The story is LAME!!! Some freaky French guy who wants to take control of the water supply. Sounds like a typical Jean Claude Van Damme story.
Second reason: The Title Song is terrible.
Third reason: To many (weird) locations. Your mind is still at Austria, and Bond is already off to Bolivia via Italy. And speaking of Bolivia, A hotel in the middle of the desert as a location for the climax of the movie? Come on Mr. Forster, you can do better than that!!!
Fourth reason: Where is the Bond vibe? No Martini's, no famous introduction "The name's Bond, James Bond", no gadgets and not a lot of joking around.
Well, I can write 1 more page about how disappointing this movie is, but every movie has good parts in it. This one is no exception. - The action sequences are pretty good, The beginning of the movie has some wonderful action in it including a small twist in the story. - Also very nice eye candy. Olga Kurylenko was hot in Hit-man, in this movie she keeps it up. She is also good in playing mysterious characters. Gemma Arterton looks pretty cute in this movie too, too bad she doesn't have a really big role in the movie. - Judi Dench: This woman plays an excellent M. It was (and is) a shame that characters such as Q and Moneypenny didn't return in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, but luckily M is still in the movies. - Daniel Craig. No matter what people think of him, the new James Bond is excellent. Daniel matches up perfectly with Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan.
Story: -- Good Guy Characters: + Bad Guy Characters: - Bond Babes: ++ Locations: +- Cars (always important in JB movies): + Action sequences: + Title Song: -- Humor: -
Overall: 6.5 out of 10