Elizabeth Wright

I think I must have been watching a different version of No Time to Die!? I was, yes, very disappointed. Very surprised at how is was/seemed to me to be discrete blocks of "types" of events all strung together, sometimes repeated. Opens with glorious view; a stunning car ride; stunning car demolition drive; a great love, where Bond utterly adores a very young woman whom we barely see and who has no substantive dialogue at all; Lab destroyed; A couple of blocks of (gorgeous) tactical Bond, alone, killing 50+; more locations blown up from time to time; Q and his supercomputer skills; M is always sullen with secrets; lab; additional chases; predictable traps; several "big" explosions!; poor villain with serious facial wounds; a DNA killer disease, frighteningly almost plausible!; lots of athletics, superbly performed (Craig has kept incredibly fit and the choreography of the "action" periods was superb); and, final need for Bond to get out of danger in a flash but this time it really is his end (sob). Final few moments with Bond on a phone on concrete roof once again talking about the wonders of his romantic love? Vapid, or Bondism? Such a skew of complaints. I surprised myself with my disappointment. Astonished – and excuse me, please – that there were formulaic portions where I couldn't help but wish, okay, can we get on to the next bit, please? Never before. I've adored all the Bond films I've seen, and I would love Mr. Craig to drop into my place and we would take off for a sky jump together. Is my formulaic overview simply idiotic, this is the pattern we expect with 007s, I have an older age viewpoint now (ugh), too reminiscent of action movie style. Anyway, Craig was great and even had some enjoyable light moments, and lots of dramatic moments were incredibly creative. Technical marvels. Did anyone else miss the good old Bond tune at the conclusion? Its absence must have been best way out! I'll stop. Sorry. Elizabeth