far too long, with nothing that stands out (by Bond standards)

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2015)

A disappointment overall: too long, too 'serious', too complicated. It is good enough to go and see, but not to watch again at some point.
Bond movies are suppose to be exciting escapism, this is a return to the more serious Timothy Dalton type of Bond movies. And while I accept that the 'Bond' model is particular, it should be possible to introduce a novel element in each new movie
The opening scene is very good, the car chase in Rome is good, the chase in the snow is good, but none is stunning. The Bond girls are cardboard, Waltz looks bored, and even Ralph Fiennes looks jaded.
there is need of new thinking