There were (imo) 2 to 3 cringeworthy moments, those being the few cgi moments (I only remember when Bond and some other dude fell down a balcony, and an explosion during the finale). And the fact that the Aston Martin was badly damaged even faster than the one in CR definitely made me cringe as well.
The humor was severely lacking, again imo. Gone is Bond's charm, replaced by coldness.
And no gadgets is just a step too far. As I've already said, I don't mind the toning down of all Bond clich