The Americans are gonna be none too pleased.

Rating: 6/10 (4 July 2009)

Not only the Americans, but James Bond purists will be unhappy at an effort to create another action hero like Jason Bourne. This is not the James Bond we grew up with, but a caricature that spends most of his time in polo shirts instead of tuxedos. He really has nothing of substance to say throughout the film; he just bashes one head after another. The Governator does a better job of that, as evidenced in Commando.
Some will certainly note the distinctive Anti-American theme running through the film, but that is not a bother since it's the government that is criticized, and rightly so for it's support of right-wing dictators when it suits them.
As an action film, it was exciting and worth watching. I just expect something more sophisticated from Bond, and Olga Kurylenko was really wasted.
The opening song was the worst Bond song ever. No class.