Well done Action Movie, bad Bond Movie

Rating: 5/10 (30 November 2008)

Before Casino Royal I was as skeptical as many, if Daniel Craig could be James Bond.
And like many again, after seeing it I had to admit that D.C. was one helluva Bond and not bad at all.
Casino Royal itself was also very good in my book and so I was really looking forward to the latest installment.
And while it's not a bad movie per se, it sure lacks the good old James Bond feeling. It's more "just" an Action movie that really lives up to it's genre. I personally don't like the fast, close cuts but they seem to be en vogue nowadays so it might be just me. I also think it had almost too many action scenes and too little story.
If you gave the main characters different names ... almost nothing would remember you of a Bond flick. And that's a bit sad really, I want the good old Bond-qualities back and still have Daniel Craig.