Writers went over the top w/Brosnan...I think they could have made him work...they didn't.
Replacing British Auston Martin w/BMW (Bond going German???) and other aspects were bad...he did however give gamers GoldenEye...I sucked at that game and was a sitting duck for all of my friends to target...same w/Halo btw, and really the end of any gaming for me ;-)