I do not understand why all the bad reviews

Rating: 9/10 (25 November 2008)

If you like a campy Bond where the villain announces his plans before leaving Bond to escape from a death trap, this is not for you.
If you like taut spy movies, this may be for you. The plot is interesting, the action is fun, the movie's pace is quick.
Mind you, the film plays brilliantly with Bond clichés and even makes a dark tribute to Goldfinger.
The best part for me is the acting of Daniel Craig and Judith Dench, and the writing that makes for a great interaction between the characters.
I honestly don't know why it's getting love-it-or-hate-it reviews. The one valid criticism is the done-to-death shaky camera technique, that is at least interspersed with smooth camera angles, making it more palatable than Bourne.
Be sure you see this one for yourself before you dismiss it.