Nick Knack

Hideous from beginning to end. Faux clever and nonsensically 'mystic'. At least M. Night took six or seven movies to fall apart. Peele couldn't get past the first two vastly overrated and illogical projects. Severely gratuitous animal cruelty and abuse. Lots of pointless unanswered questions. Just badly and amateurishly thought out and produced.

An excellent send-off to Daniel Craig's five-film turn as James Bond. In the experience, a very satisfying, entertaining production. Amazingly, I neither saw nor read anything even hinting at the conclusion of this series. And happily, too. It would have been very disappointing to have a heads- up on the truly surprising ending, which I don't mind admitting left a large lump in my throat. It's a moody, sprawling, slightly messy movie, with just enough action to satisfy even long-time Bond admirers like me. That being said, one can't help wondering in retrospect about some of the plot holes. A modern Bond film should really fit together like a well-made puzzle. Unfortunately, despite contributions from a trio of usually capable screenwriters, the story does not hang together very well, prompting niggling questions that linger in the air like acrid gunsmoke after the the lights come up. Nevertheless: The main performances are uniformly excellent, with one beautiful Cuban spy's quite witty and acrobatic turn being particularly memorable. Rami Malek's villian could have been better, but really, what villian could or ever has lived up to James Bond's charisma and charm? Anyone who's opted out of the movie-going experience for the last year or two - like me - won't be disappointed with 'No Time To Die' on the big screen. I'm very happy that I opted to see this larger-than-life rather than on a TV or tiny screen eventually. Daniel Craig's Bond deserves to go out in a big way. And he does. His final exit left me both shaken and stirred.