Very Solid Bond film

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2008)

This was a solid Bond film, harking back to Licence to Kill, another great film that stepped out of the standard Bond mold. If every film has every element without fail, how boring would that be. The story called for a different kind of film and it was a great one. Sure, I missed some elements, but there was enough suave Bond, great chicks and plenty of excellent action, other elements will return in future films, I'm sure. Personally, I was a little disappointed in the opening sequence and the song was... serviceable... but after that it was very good, highly entertaining. I have to admit that I miss the gadgetry of the earlier Bond films, but at the same time I agree that these days, as an audience, we can be hard to impress with gadgetry...