It was a pacey movie, plenty of globe-trotting, with a B-plot taking place in London (or is that "C"-Plot? Heh heh), that ultimately joins with the A-plot. Along the way there are connections made to every previous Daniel Craig movie and we even get a surprise cameo from Judi Dench, as a video message sends Bond off on a rouge mission to kill a member of SPECTRE in a spectacular helicopter fight (helicopters get featured a LOT in this movie), which triggers the termination notice of his grieving widow, who then shags Bond, gives him some info, and then just drops out of the movie.

Batista unfortunatly does'nt get a lot of kills under his collar as Hynx. He only seems to kill the guy who was originally slated to off White (who offs himself when Bond vows to protect his daughter), along the way he plays the traditional hench role well, in the sense that he comes up short pursuing Bond by car, failing to kidnap Swann, and ultimately dying on the train.

Waltz is a highlight, relishing the role of Blofeld (and yes, Mr. Biggleswort...I mean, the cat, DOES turn up), the bit with Bond getting the sonic probe in the ear was a unique bit of torture

As with Skyfall (and the car was originally fitted for 009), Q's gadgets for Bond follow the simplistic route. A explosive watch gets Bond out of a scrape and destroys the big bad's lair, it also gives Blofeld the Plescance scar.

Also good to see Q play a role abroad with Bond and get into his own scrapes.

Film's big threat is quite simplistic too..and again goes back to those themes of all the Craig films of keeping tabs on the world and how that is a cautionary tale for all of us about who we're really letting monitor our lives.

Ending with Bond combing the old M16 building for Swann and then going after Blofeld's helicopter felt like it was advertising the last two stages of an old PS1 Bond video game. I was more interested in what Max was up to.

Considering how the movie ends, with the Double 0 programme shelved and Bond going off with Swann, I was hoping that White's daughter would reveal her mother had remarried and taken the surname of Tracey's family. Every other piece fit that puzzle, why not that one?