'I watched most famous James Bond film for first time - I switched off halfway through'

James Bond is one of those cult classics that everyone talks about, but I'd just never taken a fancying to it. I'm not opposed to action films, but they're not right at the top of my list, and while I was sure it was something that I could enjoy, it wasn't at the top of my to-do list. But when I admitted to the rest of my team that I'd never seen a Bond film before, I was instantly skewered.

Everyone was sharing their opinions on the best Bond movie, the best Bond, all sorts. So it's time to watch it, I guess! My husband was absolutely thrilled when he came home from work and I told him that I would be watching Bond for the first time to share my thoughts. He loves an action film.

Upon a little research, I discovered that Daniel Craig's Casino Royale was widely considered the best film, closely followed by Skyfall, so that's the one I selected, and within minutes I was already rolling my eyes out of my head.

Instantly I turned to my husband and asked: "Why on earth is the title scene so long?", I was sat there thinking, "Okay, okay! We get the point let's just get to the film..." My husband hits back telling me that it's tradition, so we scoot on over that...

But I started to wonder if it was a bit too rooted in tradition? While I was watching it I kept thinking, this film feels really old. Not 2006 old, like really old.

I found myself rolling my eyes and laughing at the nature of some of the action scenes, tutting how unrealistic it felt and I quickly realised that instead of being glued to the screen due to the jam-packed action, I was scrolling my phone and seeing what else could pique my interest online.

Suddenly 9pm hit and for me, that was late enough to call it a day, and I decided to go and get ready for bed, promising to finish the film tomorrow. When tomorrow came, I was a little disappointed when the TV was set up with the second half of James Bond instead of season two of Silicon Valley, but at least once I finished it it would be done, and I'd be able to give it a fair review.

Boy, am I glad I went back for round two.

It suddenly felt like I was watching a completely different film, we've now got suits, we're in casinos, we've got a little side love story going on. Even some dramatic action scenes that are fighting based, rather than chase based.

The screen time difference between the two nights was clear, I couldn't pick my phone up because I didn't want to miss a minute of the action - until the infamous torture scene, where I had my eyes covered and phone firmly in my hand.

Everything I had thought about the first half, everything that made me switch off from it was instantly erased. I loved it, I could confidently say that I would watch another Bond movie. Could the line from Le Chiffre saying, "Your friend Mathis is actually my friend Mathis" have been delivered better? Absolutely, talk about underwhelming.

But the final twist? Chef's kiss. Was I disappointed that he didn't say "shaken, not stirred"? Yes, what's the point in a tagline if you don't use it. Is it enough for me to not watch it again? No.

I thought it was a really slow start, and I was disappointed in that, but the ending more than made up for it, and I think Skyfall might be on the cards for next week...