Good but not as good as the previous one

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2008)

I really wanted to like this but it seems I had high expectations derived from the previous one.
The good: The new brutal Bond is still present, good pacing, excellent shot locations, excellent action scenes, believable storyline (have they seen Zeitgeist Addendum?), no fancy gadgets etc
Unfortunately... here come the bad: Seeing it from a distance, its like they've put a series of action sequences so there's no real "pause" in the film where the characters can become emotional or closer to each other. The leading girl is always distant, the "easy" girl falls and disappears way too easily and all peripheral characters have no real significance. Bond does not "bond" with anyone, neither anyone else tries to bond with ... Bond (LOL)
Looking forward to the next one.