I knew this was going to be a good ‘un when the first five
minutes had me grinning like a fool idiot and biting my nails in anxiety
practically at the same time. And there
may have been some gasping. And then
Adele’s compelling theme comes in and the awesome kept on rolling for the
remainder of its approximately 2 ½ hour run time. And I’m going to go ahead and say it. And while I can’t be 100% about this as this
installment has the advantage of being freshest in my mind and I have missed
one or two Bond movies over its run (most notable, according to Mark Kermode, Her
Majesty’s Secret Service) but I think this takes the title of best Bond movie.
And, perhaps more importantly it’s just
a great movie period.
It delivers everything you expect from a Bond movie –a suave
and clever Bond, the occasional zippy, somewhat corny one-liners, fantastical
and exotic action set-pieces, a scenery chewing villain, and plenty of flirty
sexy ladies. So those patrons just in it
for the Bond package will not in any way be disappointed. In fact, the action set pieces are particularly
stupendous and Bond gets an assist from a Komodo dragon of all things.
What vaults this movie into the 5-star category is its simple
but emotionally resonant plot. It is a very introspective film which is very appropriate for the franchises’ 50th birthday. It’s hard to talk about without giving too
much away but much of the focus is one M’s tough and morally challenging job
and how ruthlessly she does it. It
questions the very fiber of international espionage and there are moments of
real physical and mental struggle for the normally unflappable Bond. The cast is fantastic and juggles all the
emotional weight and the “bondness” with ease.
Simply put, I loved it. Though I don’t know how they will
ever top Skyfall, I can’t wait to see them try.
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