"The name is Bored... James Bored"

Rating: 2/10 (7 March 2016)

I remember watching the teaser trailer back in March 2015. I was very excited. The movie looked very dark and sinister, and the teaser managed to convey a feeling of slight horror. The theatrical trailer appeared in July 2015 and it was a good one! Nice touch of classic Bond and that OHMSS music referense near the end of the trailer made me smile.
Sadly, I was very disappointed! I can define this film in one word: LAZY!
THE NEGATIVE; - The films plot is so stupid and uninspired. This is lazy filmmaking at it's best. - Everything weather it's the music or the cinematography; It feels cheap and lazy! - Hoyte Van Hoytema is an excellent cinematographer, but in this film, he doesn't get a chance to shine! - Thomas Newmans score is mostly recycled from "Skyfall". - Daniel Craig appears to be very bored. - Lea Seydoux as the Bond girl is utterly underwritten and not interesting at all. The love story between her and Bond is laughable. - The talented and beautiful Monica Bellucci is way underused(5 min cameo). - 3 excellent villains/actors (Waltz, Bautista and Andrew Scott) are all forgettable and completely wasted. - The Action sequences are stylish, but lacks excitement. - As a huge fan of gorgeous sports cars, The car chase was in Rome was utterly boring and an insult to chase-scenes within filmmaking. - Sam Mendes pulled of Skyfall pretty good, but this time he is struggling...
THE POSITIVE: - The opening tracking shot in Mexico City is pretty good! (Good Bond-feeling) - The gunbarrel is back at the beginning and it's a decent one. - The supporting cast is good; Andrew Scott, Dave Bautista, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris are decent in their parts. - The train fight is not bad at all (Nice reference to Bond and Grant in FRWL).
VERDICT: I hate to say, but this is Craigs worst one! Hell, even "Quantum of solace" knew how to make an exciting car chase despite the choppy editing. The biggest problem is the lack of surprise and originality. It wants to much. It's just not memorable. This was one lazy and sad way to wrap up Craig's previous films.
"Better luck next time... slugheads" - Boris G, Goldeneye ;)