Enjoyable, but feels a bit like filler...

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2008)

QOS hits the ground running. Efficient, no messing about. But then comes a rather odd 'edit'. Bond opens the boot of the car, says a line - and then credits roll. It felt like the credits came half-way through a scene. And there are plenty more odd choices like this through-out the film. Cutaways to other non-related events during action sequences, which are trying to be different, but they don't work.
Casino Royale had everything: Freshness, the Bond 'sheen' and twinkle in its eye, but it also meant business. QOS feels like a revenge thriller, with very little jeopardy on offer. There were no big 'wow' moments: Granted, there were some great chase scenes, but they all felt like scenes from a Bourne movie - and that's the saddest thing. Bond becoming Bourne is not good for the franchise. Bond needs to set the bar, not follow someone else's.
Performances are good, although Dominic Greene doesn't have much depth beyond 'oily Frenchman'. Whereas Le Chiffre had facets to his character, Greene was just... toad-like! It was pacey, fun, but I couldn't really tell you what it was all about. It would have been nice to have more insight into the 'mysterious organisation' that is touted at the end of CR and at the start of QOS, but sadly we don't find out much more.
Licence To Kill mixed with For Your Eyes Only. Not the best Bond, but certainly not the worst.
7/10