An impressive production of same-as, same-as

Rating: 7/10 (24 October 2016)

It must have taken an enormous effort to film the chases, the shoot- outs, especially that first one in Turkey (according to the DVD).
But the overall story, although very dramatic and full of ACTION is really so ordinary, just like dozens of other films, (ie, Cruise's) and so many others that I've seen recently. ie, initial set-up of "the problem", followed by numerous chase scenes, and eventually, a great big shooting spree. It gets predictable, inevitable, and rather boring.
The best bits (for me), the fancy computer graphics used to trace Bond through London and elsewhere, and I'm curious to know just where that great big bridge at the start is?
Judy Dench is great of course, and there is a brief appearance of Albert Finney (Masroy in Erin Brockovich), hard to even recognise.
Now I'm tempted to actually read a real Fleming "Bond" story, just to see if he puts all that shooting in?