Hampered by bad writing, overall disappointing flick

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2016)

You have no idea how much I tried to like this movie. Yes, I've heard the talks and the rumors regarding how bad it is. I thought that maybe it just wasn't given a chance or something. Or it was being compared to Skyfall unfairly. The opening oner was really well put together. The music was tight and tense, building up into a really exciting chase and action sequence. And then it started making no sense at all.
The action is dull. The villains are pathetic and not the least bit terrifying. The Bond Girl...I really can't believe that this Bond girl is the one that ends up with Bond. Its almost an insult to Eva Longaria's character in Casino Royale, a well developed and actually believable female lead. This is not a slight at Lea Seydoux, I think she did fine, but at the writing of the film itself.
Cristoph Waltz was not scary at all. In comparison to, say, Silva from Skyfall, he seems like a small child. You can't just say, "Hey, remember the bad guys who messed with you in the past two films? I did that all along!" and expect me to all of a sudden be terrified. Silva felt terrifying, exposing secret agent files, causing havoc even when jailed, he's just borderline insane. Blofeld...what did he do in this film anyway?
I find it really difficult to find any redeeming qualities to this film. Other than the opening sequence, I dunno, Dave Bautista was kinda cool. And that's about it. Disappointing flick.