Solid Bond movie with not so solid action sequences

Rating: 8/10 (15 November 2008)

After reading many of the posts here about the movie, I did not know what to expect today when I went to see the film. Well I liked it very much and found it very entertaining. Daniel Craig is indeed a very good Bond; he brings a raw power to the role that I feel had been lost since Sean Connery. Without Q and all his gadgets, without the Bond music and without a powerful adversary that wants to take over the world, it is left to a good story, great worldwide scenery and Daniel Craig to carry the day. And on all counts, this film delivers the goods. The story was a good one and all the supporting actors did a great job of making the film seem real and exciting. It was really good to see Giancarlo Giannini, I like everything he has done.
Having said all that, what is the deal with all the Bourne rip-off action sequences? They were very aggravating and could have ruined the whole film for me, but like others have said, I just waited for them to end because there is no way of seeing what is going on anyway. What could have been a really great movie has been sabotaged by shaky cameras and choppy editing. It shows very poor judgment and we can only hope that whoever was to blame, will not have anything to do with future Bond movies.