Average Bond!

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2020)

Some have praised this as the best, others have slated it as the worst. Personally, I find it somewhere in between.
The plot is fine, but pretty straightforward and nothing new. Some really good scenes, but some weak ones too.
The movie starts off strong, but gradually takes a bit of a nosedive into the second act and the pace drops from the adrenaline action of the opening scene to really sleepy scenes with not much to keep you going. The non action scenes in the second act have dry dialogue and don't really keep the attention. The arrival at Skyfall helps to pick things up a bit and has a wild west feel to it but I can't help feel that overall, they missed the mark here. It just doesn't feel like a Bond movie.
Also, why did they wait 3 movies in to introduce Moneypenny and Q? They should have been brought into the fold sooner and could have been more established now. Instead of being key in helping Bond albeit in smaller roles, they seem more like bit part characters and what they add to the movie could have been provided by any character in the story.