The Sunday Times review noted that "following Casino Royale was never going to be easy, but the director Marc Forster has brought the brand's successful relaunch crashing back to earth—with a yawn"; the screenplay "is at times incomprehensible" and the casting "is a mess."
Recenzija The Sunday Timesa naglasila je da "nastavak Casino Royalea nikad neće biti jednostavan, ali redatelj Marc Forster je donio uspješan povratak branda natrag na zemlju - u provaliju"; scenarij je "na trenutke nerazumljiv", a casting "je nered."