Ho hum

Rating: 3/10 (14 November 2008)

I went today with high expectations but was really bored. The story line is really convoluted and difficult to follow - not because it is involved but simply because it is badly put together. Against this there is one implausible action sequence after another with Bond out running and killing everybody despite the odds - are all the baddies really such poor shots?
Then we have the central person Bond - the most wooden actor ever. We are treated to this expressionless lethal Ninja who can defeat highly trained and armed guards with just a couple of blurred-action swipes of his arms. Yes, the action sequences deserve a mention - blurred movement sequences lasting a few seconds each all edited together with a healthy dose of CGI. It felt like I was watching a Playstation game.
With so many really great spy stories to pick from why can't this film franchise buy up a really good plot instead of employing 500 stunt men.