Not Really A Big Screen Movie

Rating: 6/10 (11 December 2008)

I was disappointed with QoS.
The action sequences were a little too frantic, especially the opening car chase, to really have any suspense value. The story had merits, the build up of a Spectre-esquire group of world class do-badder's is a solid platform for the following films. However, it falls a little flat in its delivery, making skips and jumps from one set piece to another with very little in exposition. Craig does another good job of playing Bond, and Judi Dench really is becoming the quintessential M. But the villains lack menace and Olga Kurylenko is a waste, her character is weak in background story and her skills as an actress cannot make up for it. Mathis, Fields, Felix are all underused and underdeveloped.
But, it could have all still worked. This is a film that is crying out for a Directors Cut (or if this is HIS cut, a Fanedit). Expand the action scenes with some establishing shots, give the dialog a little more volume, and stick some music cues into some of the Bond In Danger scenes to add a little more peril.
You should see this movie, its still a Bond movie, and watching Craig's development of the character is worth the price of hiring it. But with the jumpy action, hard to follow story, and slightly uninteresting dialog, rent it on DVD instead.