Did some of you see the same film as I?

Rating: 9/10 (8 November 2008)

While I think Casino Royale was a bit better I would still count QoS as one of the best Bond films.
Complaints first: Action direction. I don't like the ultra fast editing of the action sequences and think Casino Royales style was much nicer to look at. This felt too much like Bourne (as has been noted in other comments) or Batman Begins. The exploding house at the end was not explained well and as a result seemed a bit silly. The Aston sequence at the start seemed done just to have an Aston sequence.
The Good: Beautiful cinematography in the non-action sequences. Craig IS Bond. Dench is the best M in the Bond series. The Bond girl was solid, tough and human.
Best of all was the heavy emphasis on character development. Some reviews have complained of too little, but IMO that is probably because our TV/Film viewing minds have been so numbed by banal dialogue in TV and films that we can't read a more toned down but visual medium, and get completely lost if we have to read between the lines, especially in an action film. Happily, this film decides not to treat the audience at morons and we benefit from that by getting a nice, visual film that is low on unnecessary dialogue yet furthers Bonds character quite a bit and the franchise is stronger for it.
A solid 8/10