Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan Wasn't a Fan of SPECTRE

Daniel Craig's fourth entry in the long-running James Bond film franchise, Spectre, hasn't been nearly as acclaimed as Skyfall or even Craig's first outing, Casino Royale. I thought it had a few enjoyable aspects but was ultimately disappointed with it, and it turns out that a former 007 actor feels the same way.

Pierce Brosnan, who played the role of England's greatest super spy right before Craig from 1995's GoldenEye all the way up through 2002's Die Another Day, spoke with Hitfix about his thoughts on the latest Bond film:

“I was looking forward to [Spectre] enormously. I thought it was too long. The story was kind of weak — it could have been condensed. It kind of went on too long. It really did.

[Spectre] is neither fish nor fowl. It’s neither Bond nor Bourne. Am I in a Bond movie? Not in a Bond movie? But Daniel, in the fourth go-round, has ownership of it. He had a nice looseness to him. He’s a mighty warrior, and I think he found a great sense of himself in this one with the one-liners and a nice playfulness there. Just get a tighter story, and he’ll have another classic.”

I totally agree. While Craig definitely looked like he was having fun in Spectre, the last act went on for way too long and the entire villain situation was so ridiculous that it ended up retroactively hurting the three previous movies. The entire film would have benefitted from a better script...but even despite my complaints, I can't deny having some fun with the movie, too. What do you think about Brosnan's comments?