Let us not forget the villain: equal parts brilliant, mad, egotistical, visionary, thrilling, sadistic, beautiful. Waltz, if anything, plays too small a role in this film, with his stand-in (the massive, voiceless MMA fighter) offering little beyond his literal muscles to.
And so, Spectre pulls of the Bond trick nicely, blending the narrative elements of the previous films just enough to spark interest, overplaying where it was fun and keeping things relatively light. Please to enjoy!