dvdmike said:

Flat and lifeless? it was effen beautiful! Deakins shold have won an Oscar

Flat and Lifeless aka artificial. There was no film grain.

Did not mean colorless or that the actual shooting was suspect.

Nine out of ten people probably would not notice any difference however. I am not claiming his work is unprofessional in any way.

One thing i really do appreciate about the Craig series is the limited cgi.

Shots may still be manipulated digitally but you don't have silly things like invisible cars.