James Bond takes on The Joker

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2013)

Plot holes all over as Bond goes where every action movie has gone farther. I really wanted to love this after getting re-hooked by "Casino Royale", but it was not meant to be. Others have pointed out the dozen or so V-8 head banging moments beginning with no explanation whatsoever on how 007 survives the opening catastrophes. Are you kidding me? Still like Daniel Craig as Bond, but his pension for kicking A ends with an axe to the back of the villain? We have been trained to want more from our Bond Girls in both character and allure. We have also come to expect that Bond has his own plot and not need to steel meaty chunks from "The Dark Knight". I was embarrassed to drink the Kool-Aid and buy the DVD and discover that James Bond is taking on the same criminals as Batman. I guess this is what Mrs. Broccolli believes will sell her franchise.