I Really Miss Sean Connery

Rating: 6/10 (6 September 2017)

This movie isn't terrible, and I am a huge fan of the Bond Franchise, no matter who is playing Bond. I always give them a chance. Casino Royale was good with Daniel Craig, but since his debut film as 007, I just don't like the departure from past portrayals. It is as if the people who produce movies and music today want to fundamentally change the feel and layout of the franchise, genre, or film they are doing.
What has happened with Bond reminds me of what happened with 2017 country music. They just say something about a small town and put R&B or pop music in the background, and call it "country". Then the radio and TV promote it on "country stations". It isn't country at all. Sam Hunt is not country, just like Daniel Craig in the last 2-3 movies is not really James Bond. It is more like a Chuck Norris action movie. I love action, and even the gritty style in some of the Bond films, but these seem to be lifeless, with no humor or charisma.
Craig plays the part like a soulless robot(who actually looks like a muscular keebler elf at times), and some of his films like Skyfall and Quantum just seemed like a meandering mess. Lame villains? fighting it out in a home invasion in the countryside? Going into retirement? Something is missing, and I feel that they really need a new icon and maybe they are just running out of ideas.