According to Kung Fu Monkey the standard review is "liked Craig, movie's thirty minutes too long". True enough, I guess, I felt the boating scenes late on did go on a bit, but I figured the reason was to show everybody happy, that they had felt safe and secure for while so that when they have to bring Bond down again you feel it a little more. There was probably a bit too much poker, but I didn't mind that so much. The action sequences had to be longer this time around just to see Bond get bashed around and hurt. So, while it did go on a bit, it's difficult to say what they could have taken out.
I liked how they sprinkled all the bits of Bond lore about even if it was quite obvious and I liked that the music got more Bond-like the more the film went on.
Although this is meant as a reboot I can see how they could go back to the old Bond formula -- I don't think that this was as radical a departure as you might have been led to believe -- straight after this so it'll be interesting to see what they'll do with the next movie. I would like a bit more of the "cold blooded hitman" to be honest.
Still this is probably the first Bond movie I've seen in the cinema since Goldeneye and it left me curious to see more. And if that faint praise is a little damning then I will add that it was a very good Bond movie that hints that there may be a great one soon.
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