Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall

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Director : Sam Mendes

Writer : Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan

Actors : Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe and others...

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Overall : 6.5/10

Direction : 7.0/10

Acting : 8.0/10

Cinematography : 7.5/10

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Skyfall begins with a B.A.N.G. - the traditional Bond-movie way. After that, it's a ride downhill...

People who grew up admiring Roger Moore and Sean Connery as the 'original' Bond stars, will find it difficult to associate with this movie. The primary reason being that 007 has actually been portrayed here as a shadow of the agent he used to be. His strength is waning and so is the deftness with which he disposed off his enemies. Like any other Bond flick, he surely comes to save the day - however, you can't help but wonder how much more your beloved hero can take.

The action sequences, which are a very integral part of such movies, are quite satisfying. Weirdly enough, in that bike chase at the start of the film, Bond looks a lot like Tintin going after a treasure.

Judi Dench as M is brilliant as ever. She and Ralph Fiennes (Gareth Mallory), as the new Intelligence And Security Committee Chairman, add a lot of depth to the cast.

The best scene in the movie is surely the first encounter between the so-called villain Silva (an ex-agent, played by Javier Bardem) and Bond. Javier brings a little of Anton Chigurh to his character - his mere presence is enough to keep you glued to the screen.

You must be wondering if all the actors played their parts well, then why the hell did I rate the movie 6.5 out of 10?

Simply because of the plot. It borders on atrocious. Mendes tries his best to lift an average script and make it worthy of a movie that honours the 50th anniversary of Bond films. But he is let down by a thinly-connected narrative.

I kid you not here, but the last scenes of the movie remind you of Home Alone!

Also, it's worth noticing that Mendes tries to make Silva The Joker to his Bond's Dark Knight. But it will be a long time before anyone can even come near to Ledger's phenomenal performance.
A long, long time.

When Silva and Bond meet for the first time in the movie, the latter notes that "Everybody needs a hobby," and then the former goes on to inquire of a captured Bond, what was his. Bond replies - RESURRECTION.

I think the franchise can do with a bit of resurrection now.

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Official Trailer