Asinine. Insipid. I don't go to a Bond movie to learn about his childhood, or to see courtroom-type scenes, or long (though inventive) chase scenes. And what was the story? A betrayed agent tries to exact revenge on M. Not exactly original. And he gathers an army of men -- and a helicopter! -- to kill her. (And Daniel Craig doesn't do much for the character of James Bond, just as Christian Bale doesn't for Batman; these are just not compelling screen presences. Clive Owen would have made a much better, grittier Bond.) In short, this movie was a sheer waste of my time.