Directed By: Sam Mendes (American Beauty)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier
Bardem, Ralph Fiennes
Rating: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking
Run Time: 2 hours, 23 minutes
Synopsis: Following a mission gone wrong in
which critical information on undercover NATO agents is stolen and 007 (Craig) is
shot and presumed dead, M (Dench) and MI6 are brought under attack by a hacker
named Silva (Bardem) with a vendetta against M, and a bureaucrat (Fiennes)
looking to force M into retirement.
REVIEW
Andrew: Hello readers! Last week Sarah and I
were fortunate enough to catch a screening of the new James Bond movie Skyfall a full two weeks before its wide release. Skyfall stars Daniel Craig (The
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) in his third turn as 007, Judi Dench (The
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) in her 7th appearance as M, and
Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) as a villain named Silva who has a
personal vendetta out against M. We also get some new additions to the
franchise in Ralph Fiennes (Schindler’s List) as Gareth Mallory,
the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, who believes MI6 and
M’s ways to be antiquated, and Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean: At
World’s End) as a new MI6 agent named Eve.
I,
personally, have been REALLY looking forward to this film because the Bond
series is by far my favorite film series (as I’m sure it is for a lot of
people). I thought Casino Royale was breath of fresh air to the series and
possibly even the best of them all so far, which some traditionalists might
find blasphemous. Quantum of Solace was a bit of a letdown but I like it when you
put it back-to-back with Casino Royale…
Sarah: Yeah, it was definitely a follow-up
to Casino
Royale, it fit in quite nicely following up on the effects Vesper
Lynd’s death had on him. As a stand-alone film, it’s not that great.
But now you
have Skyfall.
Bond got his revenge for Vesper in Quantum of Solace so now we’re back
to more of a stand-alone Bond film. We’re back to BOND, as it were.
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| Bond is back, ladies and gents, and better than ever! |
