While I liked the villain's lair (very typical Bond), they really didn't do a good job with the actual villain. Underdeveloped and a bit meh for his backstory. I realize that most Bond baddies aren't very overly developed, but you're talking 60 years of Bonds. In 2021, I expect better.
The whole kid angle felt cheap. I mean, it was hit and miss. I don't have any problem with him having one, but then it just seems obvious to endanger the kid.
And as it applies to the above, to the love story, and to the end, it's all waaaaay too sentimental for a Bond film. There have been moments in the franchise, particularly with the Lazenby film and Casino Royale, where Bond is shown in a different light. But this was an entirely different level. Too much of the dialogue seemed like nothing James Bond would say.
And you can't kill him. For fuck's sake. That has not sat well with me at all. I realize that there are inconsistencies in the Bond franchise. I mean, didn't Felix get munched by sharks in Licence To Kill? And Bond obviously comes to an end at some point, but it's called a Bond film for a reason. You can't do a Bond film with a woman as Bond, if that's where they're going. You do a Bond film with James fucking Bond.
Oh, and Q is gay because of course he is. Let's just throw that in the movie for no good reason other than it seems the reflexive thing to do.
I still thought the movie overall was good, though way too long. Probably a middling Bond in the franchise when all is said and done, slightly above Spectre. Craig has maybe the best Bond on his resume in Skyfall, a very good one in Casino, a few in the middle, and one of the worst with Quantum. Definitely time to stand down, as he was looking Roger Moore View To A Kill old in this, minus his pec implants.