An average movie

I already saw this movie, in fact I saw it in the movie theater when it was released and since my wife didn't see it yet, I thought I might as well watch it again with her. Back then, following 'Skyfall', it was another box-office hit for the oldest franchise, even if, this time, it didn't get much love from the critics. Well, as far as I was concerned, while it was fairly entertaining, it didn't really blow me away and I think it was even a slight step down from 'Skyfall' which was already overrated in my opinion. I mean, sure, it was quite spectacular, Daniel Craig was once again pretty bad-ass and completely convincing but I had a rather hard time to care about the story. Another thing that slightly bothered me was the fact that they kept having Q, M and Moneypenny popping up on a regular basis. Eventually, it is all nice that they have reintroduced those familiar characters but James Bond has always worked solo and, this time, it almost felt like 'Mission Impossible'. Furthermore, I thought that Monica Bellucci, who was prominently displayed in the promotional material, was rather wasted here as she showed up for just 10 minutes. Concerning Léa Seydoux, I thought she was a great choice and I was expecting her to play her usual ice queen but her performance and/or character was rather disappointing and you wonder why this woman had to actually tag along with Bond. Finally, even though 'Quantum of Solace' will always be considered as the weakest James Bond installment starring Craig, at least, it was the only one of the bunch lasting well under 2 hrs and I don't see any reasons why such spy action flicks should take around 150 mins (the fact that the final sequel is even longer and is almost 3 hrs long is a seriously daunting prospect). Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent James Bond installment, above all thanks to Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes's fine directing and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

6/10