One of the worst Bond movies in the franchise (think Moonraker)

Rating: 5/10 (11 November 2015)

I'm just amazed that so many others think this is a great Bond film. I'm so, so disappointed, not only for the franchise, but also for Daniel Craig, who is amazing as Bond (and, well, just amazing)! Perhaps it was simply so deep that it was over my head, but I found that the story hardly made any sense at all. People are talking about it going back to the "old formula". What does that mean?
Here's a good example--there has to be the villain's henchman who is impressive and yet you hate him, waiting for his ultimate doom. Think odd-job, and his hat, or Jaws and his, you know, teeth. In Spectre, they produce early on, right? Bad guy with the signature attack move (avoiding spoilers) shows his stuff, and while he is featured throughout the rest of the movie, he leaves you disappointed.
In other scenes there is loud drama (when the girl is being played a video), "turn it off!", yet there is complete ambiguity as to what the drama means. Never resolved, like many other loose ends in the film. The entire significance of the visually impressive opening scene is really not clear at all. Just an excuse for some action for the "formula" and the trailer.
And the villain himself? I liked Christoph Waltz's performances in the Tarantino films, excellent films, excellent acting and roles. But after a while, you realize it's less acting than just Christoph himself (think Owen Wilson--who I love by the way, but...you know what I mean). It gets tiring, and he simply wasn't a compelling bad guy. And really?, the plot line here as to the connection? Where the heck did that come from?
I'm sorry, but this was a terrible waste of many $M and some fine actors. Having said all this, it was a fun movie, you can't not enjoy any Bond film on the big screen, but given all the crap movies being made these days, there is just no excuse for wasting a Bond film.