Again, not the James Bond we know & love

Rating: 3/10 (26 February 2020)

Like with its predecessor, this is not the James Bond we know & love. This time, they did tone down the ridiculous vulnerability and inexperience regarding love, yet brought a seemingly complicated, but actually bland and boring plot on the table.
Continuing directly where the last film ended and bringing back characters and storylines from that film is an interesting premise, that could have made the new story intriguing and unique. Yet, they totally fail, because there's not any smart connection between the old characters and the new story. Furthermore, again like with its predecessor, if Daniel Craig's character was not called James Bond you wouldn't notice that this is a James Bond movie. You would have thought you saw a watchable, but boring and forgettable action movie. By the way, all that shaky cam in the action scenes got me dizzy!
Lastly, the 007 theme song at the opening credits, performed by Jack White & Alicia Keys, unfortunately prepares you perfectly for what you're going to see... The song is plain "meh". It's too simple & empty regarding the arrangement and hence, sounds like a song written & performed by a mediocre high school band. The songwriting concept of simple ideas has worked very well for Jack White (The White Stripes) a couple of times in the past (e.g. Seven Nation Army), but, it is definitely not suitable in any James Bond movie/big budget spy action movie.