Not very good.

Rating: 3/10 (28 December 2008)

As a long time fan of the Bond movies, I was quite disappointed with this film. The motivation in this movie shifts from Queen and Country to revenge, which is fine except for the fact that Bond's actions really have nothing to do with revenge. The main villain, Dominic Greene, doesn't really have any connection to Vesper's death besides the fact that he is a member of the same large, allegedly evil organization.
The story is paper thin, traditionally the main villain has some evil plot to take over or gain power over the civilized world. The evil plot in this movie is that Mr. Greene wants to be the primary utility company in a 3rd world country. I understand that the new Bond series is going for a more realistic feel but they really need to up the ante on the plot, this is the most underwhelming storyline I have ever seen in a Bond film.
The "Bond" humor was non-existent, Bond was at least witty and charming in the last film, he was just a blank slate in this one. The action was choppy, poorly paced, and shot at odd camera angles. The characters personalities and actions didn't seem to fit the ongoing events, M is the best example of this.
Overall, it was a pretty poor movie in my opinion. I really enjoyed Casino Royale and thought they had left the story in a position to grow into something great but feel they really dropped the ball with this one.