Oh what a major disappointment

Rating: 7/10 (14 November 2008)

How could they get it so right for Casino Royale and then get it so wrong for this one! Director was a poor choice and Martin Campbell should have been kept on. We were spoilt with a real human Bond in Casino Royale, and now we have one who could be substituted with Arnie for his ability to overcome anything and everyone. That's not taking anything away from Daniel Craig, as he must be truly disappointed with this follow up which seeks to send Bond back to the doldrum days of Roger Moore.(sorry to all those who liked him, but he was cheese!) Why was such an original and successful film as CR not relied upon to extend,strengthen and add more to the formula? It could have been built upon, instead of being given to a director whose previous credits would hardly be the perfect CV in applying for such a crucial follow on. It completely baffles me. Where the producers showed bravery, and courage in convincing the public at large that Daniel Craig was up to the job, and boy did he deliver the goods! They then throw caution to the wind at what was a critical time, with high public expectations, to let Bond down. So here we have action piece, after action piece(yawn), what's the story? Who knows? Oh let's throw another dis-jointed action piece in, and by the way, we know Bond bleeds now, so let's make sure we constantly remind the public by making him look like he should be in an ad for Elastoplast! Boring, boring, boring! It remains to be seen where they go from here, but I do hope that sensibility wins the day, and they give an injection of what really should have been seen in QoS to the next Bond film...otherwise the future is bleak for the franchise again! We don't need complicated story lines with massive action pieces, Casino Royale proved that. I would have to say that the train scene in Casino Royale with the parleying between Vesper and Bond was worth more than the whole QoS film! I've just had an idea....hope you're listening Barbara...give the next one to ......Matthew Vaughan! I guarantee you he will do the job! That's where you found DC so why not? Or are you in the rarefied atmosphere?