Low on the Bond scale....

Rating: 6/10 (24 January 2014)

I came up a rating of 6, mostly because these films are always fun and great looking, regardless of any problems.
However, I think this is one of the worst 007 films. Here are a few points:
The scenery and cinematography, as always, are terrific. This was probably great on IMAX.
I find Daniel Craig to be way too serious and almost constantly pained in some way. Granted, in character and in real life, there were a number of physical setbacks. Past Bonds have always had some degree of humor and fun, but in this film, Craig delivers a few marginally funny lines, not convincingly.
So many eye-rolling absurdities exist, most notably the "Silence of the Lambs" -ish and the "Batman Begins"-ish sequences. So many scenarios that are completely unbelievable, regardless of how hard you try to twist them into believability.
The justification for the villain's actions are a bit silly, if you ask me. The character doesn't show much range.
Overall, it's just not one of the best, not by a long shot.