The Most Disappointing Movie of the Year

Rating: 5/10 (28 December 2015)

After the fantastic Skyfall, I had high hopes for Spectre. Unlike some, I really enjoy Craig as Bond and Casino Royale and Skyfall are two of my all-time favorite Bond movie. With Sam Mendes returning, Spectre seemed like a guarantee for another great Bond film. Unfortunately, Spectre isn't just the worst of Craig's Bond films, but it's also one of the most disappointing films I've seen this year.
The main problem with Spectre comes down to one thing: the script is absolutely horrendous. Over the past 3 films, the world of Craig's Bond has been established as a much darker and more serious one than those of the previous series. With this one, the writers have thrown all of that out the window and taken the series back to the likes of the Moore-era while still trying to combine it with elements of the Craig-era and it doesn't work at all. First off, as much as I like Craig as Bond and like what he has brought to the character, he can't play on any of the goofier elements at all. Lets completely forget the fact that they aren't that funny, all of these moments he just comes off as extremely awkward and incredibly unnatural. To put it more simply, this didn't feel like the Bond we've come to known over the past few films.
The plot is also made up of several rehashes of other Bond films.