Incredibly disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (1 November 2008)

Perhaps it could never have lived up to the hype, but the film was incredibly disappointing. From the disjointed, even confused, storyline to the poor editing the film never wowed as it could and should have done.
The script really needed pepping up and while a departure from an established theme can seem daring and exciting, in this instance the audience were left wanting more of the old and less of the new.
No humour, no gadgets, no sexual frisson, no story line. No James Bond - just a miserable-looking, grumpily-muttering, humourless Daniel Craig looking bored and weary as he is filmed driving cars, running across roof tops, killing people, racing boats, flying planes, and then walking across a desert. Yawn. Yawn. Even he doesn't seem convinced by himself to even ask for a Shaken-not-stirred, or to do the eyebrow. Bring back Pierce. Bring back Sean. Bring back even Roger. But dump the dirty blond.
One last thing - it is critical to have a deep understanding of Casino Royale to be able to fathom even the slightest part of the plot.