I wanted to love this...

Rating: 5/10 (25 November 2015)

I don't see why the critics went so gaga over this. As a follow up to Skyfall, this falls very short of the mark. Craig seems tired as Bond, as if he's done with the roll. Monica Bellucci, for all the talk of her as the oldest Bond girl, served in virtually a throw away roll, Seydoux was a particularly unlikable heroine, and the story, while it does have a lot of homages to previous bonds, doesn't feel that original. I did like the shout out to On Her Majesty's Secret Service, one of my very favorite Bond movies, but overall, this just felt average. Of course, following up Skyfall, one of the greatest Bond's ever had to be difficult, but this felt like it should have been so much more.