Skyfall

Ratings: 7.8/10

Film Class: B+

Genre: Action Suspense

Daniel Craig is my favourite James Bond, that is if you consider a comparison of 2 actors a valid conclusion. Well you can't blame me for that, I'm not that old to be acquainted with the franchise's earliest stars, even though I've heard of their names, such as Roger Moore and definitely Sean Connery. 

But the only 2 James Bonds I've watched in full are those cast by Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Caught bits and pieces of Sean Connery's Diamonds Are Forever but that's about it. While Daniel Craig isn't as good-looking as Pierce Brosnan, he sure does have his own charm... the "hardy don't-mind-getting-all-dirty" and "suaveness-comes-along-with-that" kind.

Daniel Craig's Aced his first bond movie, Casino Royale. Quantum of Solace was so-so and Skyfall was in-between. *spoilers ahead* The opening scene was utterly impressive, but the mood gradually died off. I believe the director wanted to bring back the good ol' days, the good ol' Bond, with the bare minimal tech/weaponry support he got, Bond must find a way to stop an astute and crafty villian, a blast from the past. Not his, but M's. 

*major spoilers ahead* M is Bond's direct boss (for anyone who has ever watched any movie on Bond should know this) and is haunted by her past when one of her top ex-agents targets MI6 to execute his vengence on M. For layman, MI6 is the secret intelligence unit in Britain, the agency James Bond works for. It's up to Bond to outwit, outlast, and outplay the villain. [triad copyrighted from the Survivor reality series, which I've recently became a huge fan of!]

The villian, acted by Javier Bardem (nice! even though his acting wasn't that awesome) is always one step ahead because of his knowledge of how the agency works, forcing Bond to rely on traditional methods to even the odds. Well, at least that's the idea of the plot but I didn't see much of that though. 

What this means is that the action sequences were less ... theatrical? It lacks the *umph* I expected to see in a modern James Bond film but the strength of the plot was a good boost to its ratings. *major spoilers ahead* I was excited to see Ralph Fiennes in it, but didn't like the ending because one of the main characters was killed off. And I'm not even sure if there's even a Bond girl in this film, even if there was it's too subtle, which shouldn't be the case cos one of the unplanned trademarks of the James Bond franchise is that it acts as a platform for featured Bond girls to kickstart their movie careers in Hollywood. 

Ok, I'll be honest here, what this Bond movie lacks is "sex-y". But I still like it, more of its plot than any of its other elements. Oh, and one more thing, I also liked the artistic unofficial opening music video of Adele's Skyfall.