SKYFALL REVIEW
**1/2
As promised my first review will be of the recently released "Skyfall".
Skyfall is the 23rd installment of the super spying series featuring MI-6 agent James Bond. The film is directed by Sam Mendes and features Daniel Craig as the spy Bond,James Bond, who is returning as the suave and super spy for the third time after the spectacular "Casino Royale" and the just average "Quantum Of Solace". Dame Judi Dench returns as M for the ninth time. Joining her are a slew of new characters or a new variation of old characters like Ralph Fiennes as Garreth Mallory, Ben Whisaw as the new Q. The baddie is the awesome as always Javier Bardem as Roul Silva, who has some past with M. Bond Girl duty is taken by Naomie Harris as Eve and Berencie Marlohe as Severine.
The film begins with Bond and Eve trying to retrieve a hard disk which contains confidential information about sleeper and undercover MI-6 agents. What follows is a beautifully shot chase sequences in the ever-gorgues Istanbul and following a great sequence in the rooftop of a moving train. The scene ends with Bond getting shot and the hardisk MIA.
The disk falls in the hand of Roul Silva who is a computer genius and a madman who has a vendetta against M, and he makes the confidential information viral and ends every attack with the lien "Think on your sins".
The first hour features a blast in the MI-6 headquaters and Bond going to Shanghai but apart from the sequence in Shanghai and the above mentioned opening sequence nothing exciting happens. The slow first hour leads to a better second hour.
The climatic battle sequence is easily worth the price admission
Now coming to bad points.............................
The film itself does not feature any larger than life situations where Bond is saving the world but here it is more of a personal statement which underwhelm the personality of Bond.
The build up is slow and the exciting sequence comes only in bits and pieces.
The bond girls are totally wasted here. They are not even for glamour, and forget about acting
The story too seems a bit stretched. Javier Bardem's Soul tries to be menacing as Joker but fails to do so.
The good thing were the one liners shared between Bond and M.
Daniel Craig is the best bond in my opinion and the he is supported by well acted M and Q.
Overall Skyfall is definitely better than Quantam of Solace but definitely not the best bond movie, that will be Casino Royale.
I will give ot 2 1/2 stars out of 4
The introduction of the villain could have been better as we have gotten accustomed to some seriously awesome villains over the last few years (Joker and Bane). Overall a very honest review by you.
ReplyDeleteyeah, it took a whole hour for that.
Deletethanx. more coming.
i want to give an analysis of looper