What happened?

Rating: 6/10 (7 April 2010)

What happened? Is it sophomore jinx? They had the perfect Bond. The story telling went on a nose dive. People are no longer talking in the movie. Was vengeance the only plot there, looking for Vesper's killers, running, chasing? What about problem solving, spy work, good intelligence gathering? It was two-hours of heart pounding boom bass explosion was what I got from the film.
Bond may have been re-branded as 40%-spy 60%-assassin. Great art work is not just about noise, it also makes the mind work, solving mysteries, keeping the audience at the edge of their seat as they think. The movie may have been loud because of the explosions and aerial shots but it made me yawn.
I hope the next installment will be better and be at the same level as Casino Royale.