What happened?

Rating: 6/10 (9 December 2008)

Did the producers fall asleep? QoS has good moments and is worth a view, but it fails to build on any of the momentum that CR established.
1.There is very little humor, something CR had and Bond is famous for. They failed to develop this.
2. In fact, the producers failed to bring in any of Bond's trademarks. There is some emotional character development, but they fail to adequately develop anything 007 ish. This could have been any lame action movie if you did not know the character was named Bond.
3. The story is non existent. The villain is weak. Who is the evil organization? Nothing happens with the Mr White scenario. We never find out anything. No resolution.
4. Last but most importantly, If you have a blockbuster and a good formula, Don't mess with it if it is not broken. Mark Forster's direction was terrible and the editing too. Why change directors and styles after you have a blockbuster that establishes those very things? CR set itself apart from all other action movies and even Bond movies. This director reversed all of that.
The one real redeeming asset of this movie is that Craig is very good, (again). True the writing and story should have been better. But in the end, it is the director who tore up this movie. It would have been much better without Forster. What were the producers thinking in picking this guy? Look at his career. Why would anyone pick this guy to direct an action movie as prestigious as a Bond movie? A true head scratcher.