The most boring of all Bond films

Rating: 4/10 (23 July 2016)

The opening scene in Mexico is cool, spectacular, how the building is demolished and how they fight in the helicopter. But Daniel Craig is not born to say "My name is Bond, James Bond", he is anything but James Bond. He was never James Bond. The only true Bond was and remains Sean Connery. Monica Bellucci, beautiful in "Malena", is too old for that, in the role of a Grandma she would have been OK. The car chase through Rome is cool again. "Qu'est ce que je fais ici?"(What am I doing here?), asks herself Léa Seydoux at 1.21min. And I wonder, what is she doing in the film? She's from another film, not Bond. Ralph Fiennes is good and efficient as always. Ben Whishaw is in the wrong business, acting is something else than what he does. Dave Bautista is the most uninspired Bond villain throughout history. However, the fighting in the train is not bad. Naomie Harris has not even 10% from the charm of the former Moneypenny, Lois Maxwell. Best "actor" is the little mouse that appears at 1.22min, which Mr. Craig asks, "Who sent you? Who are you working for?" And the explosion in the desert is impressive, it is obvious that they spent serious money for it. As it regards Christoph Waltz, my opinion is that his talent is overestimated, he is just OK. Contrary to the general opinion, the Bond films with Daniel Craig are the worst, and "Spectre" is the worst of all.