See at a discount-I blame the fans

Rating: 6/10 (6 November 2015)

Yes, the die-hard fans that can't let got of the past. Is this film worth seeing? Yes, but only at a matinée price.
It has the most beautiful landscapes, and scenery. It has beautiful locations and it never feels like Sam Mendes shoots this film in a studio. Then of course the beautiful wardrobes of every member of the cast. And what a line up of Bond girls. All are absolutely beautiful. Sadly all of this is lost on a story filled with a clichés and comic book like action sequences. The film goes from being unpredictable at times to ridiculously predictable.
It was as if John Logan and Neal Purvis were almost forced to keep the almost comic book like stunts and story elements like all the women falling head over heals for Bond, which is one of many aspects of the film, that to me slowed the momentum of this film down and because so many Bond-like elements had to be included(like the villain spilling his guts in an hour long monologue about his evil plan) that it took away from very good and fresh dramatic moments in the film. Even the action sequences that were good had to succumb to some silly and comedic Bond clichéd ending.
As far as I'm concerned the faults of this film should not be laid at Sam Mendes feet. It's the fans that can't let go of these ridiculously old and comic Bond elements. Leave those elements out of this movie, trash the old stereotypes and clichés and we would have been left with a excellent action drama that would have been full of suspense and intrigue.