Rating:
9 out of 10, I was a little concerned when I heard Sam Mendes was
directing because he gets a little carried away with himself in his
movies. 007 shouldn’t spend an entire
movie contemplating his navel and I was concerned that might happen with Mendes
at the helm. While there was a lot more
introspection than your normal Bond adventure it certainly worked. The first twenty minutes disabused me of the
concern for the lack of action with Bond commandeering a train (with a back hoe!)
and then being shot. My radar went up
for the next 45 minutes though but the plot soon got away from bickering
British bureaucrats and got Bond back throwing people off skyscrapers. Craig looked a little tired in this one,
hopefully because he was supposed to be in the plot. There were neat little homages to the Bonds
of yesteryear, including two beloved characters reappearing, which is something
I always love. This had the feel of a
transition film where we’re moving the background people around Bond and
shaking up his private life. Javier Bardem has to be one weird dude or he just
might be a fantastic actor. He was
totally eerie as the bad guy and scored another unfortunate hairdo (becoming
something of a signature for him). The
bottom line is that this is a great film and one of the best Bonds ever. I shouldn’t have worried. Even a touchy feely guy like Mendes is no
match for the irresistible force which is James Bond.
MVP: Dench
in her swan song as M – typically dominates every scene she’s in
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