Bond is back!

Rating: Null/10 (3 November 2012)

I went to the cinema with big expectations and I have to admit I, it was really great. The opening sequence contained much of the material of the first minutes; much suspense was taken away. After a few minutes there was the usual sequence, where the main actors and responsible persons are showed. This part was very well animated, but unfortunately this part gives you many hints what is going to happen later on, they are not in the right order, but even so I did not really like it. After this scene there is a part where there is neither suspense nor some really good story, this is probably the worst part, but on a very good level of course. About the first half of the film I would say it was good, but if the trailer would not show us some key points to would have been even better. The second part of the movie was even better than the first, much action, suspense, but never overdone as it was in A Quantum Of Solace. At the end there is one totally surprising turnaround, therefore I absolutely do not recommend the read any text/review which tells you the end, especially the very end, it would be such a pity.
Overall I have to say: The old Bond is back with his sarcastic jokes, Daniel Craig did a really good job. Q and another important character have returned to screen. There is a good mixture of shooting locations; the setting is always appropriate and well done. The camera work and the cutting were also very good; it sometimes took you right into the middle of the action. The guys from the VFX division did a good job and luckily did not overdo it. A negative point is the trailer, which took away much suspense in the first half of the film. The story was good and always made you wanting to know what is going to happen next, but the story is not like the old Bond stories by Ian Fleming and this kind of story can only be used once, you will know why when you have seen the end. Last but not least the score was very nice, not only Adele's title song, the whole score was good.