you may need a quantum of solace after this one

Rating: 2/10 (27 January 2009)

"Casino Royale " with Daniel Craig was borderline fine for a Bond film. This one just plain stinks in my opinion. It has some decent action sequences (mostly with the plane) but it's too much action and not enough drama and bond women. I was sadly disappointed by the finale in the desert which was just a notch better than many shows on TV.
At some points I could hardly believe I was watching a bond movie. Giancarlo Giannini delivers a good performance but he's killed off far too early in my opinion. i wanted to see much more of him. The bond girls themselves are okay, but not much compared to sexy bond girls of the past. Gemma Artenton is good but her role is so small you don't even get to see her. Olga Kurylenko is okay and she has more character development but it nearly drowns Bond's own personal story, which is far more interesting.
There was hardly even any of the usual Bond theme music, very disappointed. Okay to check out, but only as a rental.