Slightly Overrated...Falls short of Casino Royale.. big time.

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2012)

I wonder how people get biased when they get to see a Bond film set in very English locations viz., London and its surroundings.. Yes, it has some great retro moments with old styled action sequences, great music and a vintage Aston Martin car coupled with Ice cold Craig.
Is it the Best Bond or the top 3 Bond titles ever? I don't think so. Just because it has those retro styles, you wouldn't consider it a Classic.
Coming to why i found this movie just another good action thriller: 1) very unattractive Miss Moneypenny.. Yes, she may be a star in Hollywood but just doesn't fit into Moneypenny's role. She reminds me of pre-Thriller MJ.. her face just looking like him in every angle including her hairs. No doubt she wears such alluring clothes but falls short of being sexy or alluring. 2) very short screen time of Berenice.. She is just awesome looking like a crossover between a (mandarin + Latin = french).. actually she really is..;-) but her role is nowhere near any of the other great bond girls we have seen earlier. Just when her characterization reaches a critical point, she is unceremoniously thrown out of the movie. Her screen presence is just electric..!! 3) Javier Bardem.. likes to go on and on with his monologue speech which looks ludicrous at times.. and funny most of the time. Mads is 100 times better in my opinion. 4) The story looks promising but somehow the role of other agents and other millions are very feebly characterized. 5) Its just another day in office for Daniel Craig.. he is in his usual cold self.. i wonder why other reviewers rate him as the best.. is he suave or charming or charismatic? a strict no. Sean Connery is any day better than him. DC has absolutely sub zero comic timing...!! 6)Coming to the action sequences .. the only thing which is unique is the climax which is brutally shot and kudos to the director..
Considering all the above, i found QoS to be so top notched Bond movie..i would say its the 2nd best bond movie after GF. Finally its just my opinion, you may have an entirely different view to this..