Not so bad

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2008)

i believe that this film has been slated far to much, for what i deem to be a decent attempt. James Bond has been humanised! this obviously takes away some of the classic bonds features like his wit and his womanising ways, but in the end we have a believable character. the way roger Moore used to karate chop a villain on the back of the head to knock them out was actually quite laughable (some might say silly) but people accepted that for bond. now however with the updated bond, Daniel Craig delivers a realistic approach to fight scenes and the general emotions and feelings a human being would be going through. i actually felt that he was very angry with vesper's death and wanted him to go after the villain whilst taking down quantum rather than the other way round. the film begins with a confusing extremely fast moving opening with very quick editing which mostly looks like a blur. however the action scenes are good and modernised with unique sequences. however the bond villain Dominic Greene doesn't look violent or seem at all scary and powerful, he is actually puny and thin, this fact alone doesn't make it seem like bond is having a real fight with anyone, more like just another henchman.
lastly after the success, storyline and just amazing overall film making of casino royale its no surprise that the hype for the follow up would be huge. this would lead to people's own personal expectations being raised, when eventually the film is not amazing but just plain good and overall watchable.