A 'SKYFALL' disappointment...

Rating: 4/10 (16 November 2012)

The only reason i am giving it a 4 is because its Daniel Craig, who in my opinion has been the most macho bond so far (If you have seen the way Pierce Brosnan runs you know what i mean).
Anyway, cutting to the chase, this bond movie is high on hype on abysmally low on thrill. This lacks everything that Casino Royale had - an i-forgot-to-eat-the-popcorn opening sequence, great pace of the story narration, bond girl's 'screen presence' and connect with the viewer.
For each of the points mentioned here - think of Casino Royale and think of Skyfall... A. Was there an action sequence in the movie that made you go 'wow!'? NO B. Was there any mystery in the movie to keep you guessing? NO C. Was there a bond girl whom you couldn't take your eyes off off? NO D. Is Bond Aunt (M) so important? NO E. Are you better off not knowing what Bond's past was like? YES F. Did the movie remind you of Home Alone? YES
I don't know if Sam Mendes was intentionally trying to ruin Daniel Craig's run as Bond or what, but this has to be the next worst Craig Bond Movie after Quantum of Solace - which makes it 2 in a row. Not good Daniel.
The explosion at MI-6 was CGI, the whatever-lizard like creature was CGI, the foggy moor shots were boring and too long, Albert Finny is wasted in the movie as an actor, there is no mystery around M (her first name is mentioned in a very casual manner) - and I could sense the 'fakeness' of all of these.
I hope the rating will soon stabilize to somewhere around 6.5 after the initial hoopla with the crazy fans dies its natural death. I have seen Casino Royale many times, but this one tested my patience in one viewing. I am disappointed because somewhere i am still looking at another bond movie reaching or even surpassing the bar that Casino Royale had set - and my disappointment increases since it seems this is highly unlikely to happen.
I am sorry Sam, not impressed at all.