WAAAY over-hyped and OVERRATED !

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2012)

Sorry folks, don't believe the hype, this is nowhere near "best,Bond,ever" nonsense reviews, actually both Casino Royale and the much maligned Quantum of Solace were better, The best scene in the movie is the opening scene before the credits and theme song, it's downhill from there, I thought Javier Bardem's performance was the best thing about the movie and found myself somewhat sympathetic to his character ,as he had clear and specific reasons for his actions, namely revenge for being betrayed by his country and specifically "M". Without giving away too much, you leave the movie realizing Bond was a complete failure at every assignment in the movie,and a Bond that fails is not a Bond I care to see, you also realize that if "X" had simply happened before "Y" , none of the other lives would have been lost. Another bone of contention is the dark filming and poorly choreographed fight scenes,almost two thirds of this movie is filmed in dark, drab,locations or in silhouette, not the bright exotic locales of a Bond film. I also have a disdain for the underlying theme of the film, which is the sacrifice of the self for the so-called "greater good", this has been the "con" of every communist, socialist, dictator, and religious extremist for hundreds of years now.