Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (31 October 2008)

After Casino Royale we all (including myself) had high hopes for this as it was effectively the second part of a two-parter starting with CR. But unlike CR this had comparatively no dialogue (Craig was suddenly the strong SILENT type..) and no narrative although the action sequences were well done despite the sloppy direction. And that aerial chase-what was THAT all about? Not to mention the funny in-your-face action camera work where it was difficult to make out exactly what was happening. (Come back Martin Campbell!) The excellent Jeffery Wright (Felix Leiter) was reduced to a virtual cameo appearance. Nice to see Rene Mathis back again only to be let down by a script that made virtually no sense in parts. Not much originality either-shades of Goldfinger, Licence To Kill and a few others for good measure. Hard to imagine Paul Haggis being involved in this script at all. Not that bad but ultimately disappointing I'm afraid. 6/10