What the?. . . .

Rating: 1/10 (1 December 2008)

When did James Bond become Jason Bourne? James Bond does not run around for, give-or-take, two hours, chasing people and then engaging in fist fights. He investigates, gambles, seduces the women, finds the outrageous hide-out, sneaks in, gets captured, the master mind reveals the whole plan, there's a countdown, Bond escapes, defeats the villain usually with a good one-liner, and then makes it out just in time with the girl. And has at least one useful gadget. You will find none of this here. There is no clever (outrageously so)hideout, merely a dictators compound that is so easy to locate and enter that Bond walks right in. Moneypenny? Who is Moneypenny? Q? Or rather his successor: R? Nope, Bond doesn't need gadgets, he likes his exercise. The women? Two, both with normal names. The Bond charm? He's too busy looking dower. The master plan? He's gaining control of Bolivia's water supply. Huh. Ooooookay then. This is not revealed until we've been subjected to horribly shot hour-and-a-half of Bourne style action scenes. It is mentioned and then forgotten. James Bond was never an action hero, and he never should be!! He is a sly, clever playboy who just happens to be a spy. The violence and mayhem just get in the way of his good time. He does it so he can get back to the foreplay and his martini.