Where is the fun anymore?

Rating: 1/10 (18 December 2015)

It seems the writers and director are still trying to figure out which Bond they want. Do they want a wearier, hardened, alcoholic, and mean-spirited Bond? Or do they want the Connery-Bond, a manly man with humor and personality in a film we can escape with?
Yet again, those involved over-wrote the script and gave the Craig-Bond a schizophrenic appearance. There's such an attempt at balancing the old and the new that we're left with a secret agent nobody wants to get to know. Why did they write another revenge flick?
The producers probably told the scriptwriters to be sure product placement was a higher priority than the classic and standard Bond custom. "Make sure you promote this car that's not the DB5. Have him order a drink that mentions the manufacturer, too. Hey, get that watch in as many shots as possible." Was this movie a big commercial?
Here we go again with state of the art technology as the villain. I think we got the message the first time around, three movies ago. And is M going to be the preacher of the Bond movies from now on? He should be wearing clerical clothing these days.
In summary, this movie and character has lost a prime element of the Connery-Bond days.
It's not FUN anymore.
And Craig's Bond character has morphed into a vigilante reminiscent of Charles Bronson's "Death Wish".