Oh Sam, oh Sam...what have ye done...?

Rating: 2/10 (28 October 2012)

Vesper Lynd: It doesn't bother you? Killing all those people? James Bond: Well I wouldn't be very good at my job if it did.
Well James, those days are long gone... The sharp, sophisticated and tough as nails 007 that I expected to see in Skyfall died sometimes between Casino Royale and Q_o_S...The only time when I was reminded of the good old Bond in Sam's adaptation was when after a last moment escape from a hairy situation his main concern was to adjust his cuff links...For me this is what James Bond it's all about...
This agent is anything but provocateur...depressed, lonely, with a bit of a drinking problem, not afraid to get in touch with his feelings and shed a tear towards the end of the movie...The villain is weak, childish and whatever his reasons for seeking revenge I really can't bring myself to care about him in anyway... the Bond girls make cameo appearances before one of them is shot just for the fun of it, the story has more holes then a piece of Swiss cheese...Disappointing...!
I really think that Sam Mendes has no idea of what makes James Bond...well, James Bond. 007 used to fly planes and drive tanks through Moscow, do you really see him riding the tube with you reading Metro on a Tuesday afternoon on his way back from MI6?