Don't Believe the Hype

Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

This Bond is suited for arthouse movie lovers too! Anyone ofcourse can enjoy it, but this edition is very dear to me, because for the first time adults that love acting are taking seriously and the acting by Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney is to be thanked for that. Topped with the brilliant direction by Sam Mendes.This Bond really went out of its way to make it something really special: it is RAW and REAL. And it has got story twists never seen before in any Bond in all of its history. Really, all cliches went out of the window and everything was up for grabs. Young viewers wont notice ofcourse, but for all those adults who have been watching Bond since the sixties or seventies, this edition is really unique and special.Some highlights: 1 One of the best Bond themes ever performed by the lovely Adele. 2 Photography by mutliple Oscar winner Roger Deakins 3 The return of the greatest bond car ever: the old and glorious aston martin DB5 All in all this Bond has got a feel to it none of all the other modern Bond editions ever have had. The fighting spirit of this movie breathes the energy that it could have been the last Bond ever made. It wasnt the last, but it was one of the very best, if not the best modern Bond ever!

One of the best bond movies of recent memory, and of all time. The action is great, the cinematography is superb, and the characters and plot are written very well.

No backup in Scotland. This is M, a rather important person to the government and no protection..and why would Silva choose to attack in such a trap situation? It is because they wanted to drag out Silva's demise in excruciating length. Craig's acting can't turn a Swiss cheese plot into even a solid Havarti. The beginning of the love-hate depravity type in all the Bond villains that would follow. No more simple world domination, now these guys are just weird.

There are three items which make Skyfall worth some credit. First there is the title song. Regardless of whether the lyrics make sense (like all the other bond songs) 'Skyfall' is destined to be a soul classic someday. Second there is Javier Bardem's performance. His bond villain is as deliciously whimsical as he is sinister. Third there is Roger Deakin's cinematography, which compliments all the set pieces with extraordinary light and colour, and subsequent texture.Aside from this, Skyfall is dismissible. The biggest problem is Daniel Craig who plays James Bond with no love. He seems to interpret 007 as a creation of the cold and seclusive espionage world of John le Carré. That wouldn't explain however the way he just shoots back a shot of thousand dollar scotch as if it were a tequila and lime. What happened to your class Mr. Bond?Between the action set pieces, Skyfall is rather ponderous and void of wit or charm. The movie brings in a 'would be' bond girl (with the whole package; lips, legs) only to bump her off a couple scenes later in a way it feels like an attack on the bond girl tradition itself.Skyfall succeeds in dodging most of the gimmicks but fails to capture the highlights of the 007 legacy.