Film: Skyfall

GENRE: Action/Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for action violence, some sexuality & language

RUNTIME: 2 hours and 23 minutes

STARRING: Daniel Craig (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Munich)

Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Naomie Harris (28 Days Later)

DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition)

WRITERS: Neil Purvis (Casino Royale), Robert Wade (Johnny English)

John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo)

PLOT: MI6 is targeted so Bond must protect M at all costs.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:

1 This is another great chapter in the Bond series, and not only because Quantum of Solace was not that great. I still like Casino Royale better though. There’s something about that poker game. I am sad that Bond didn’t have time to play some cards this time around.

2 Love watching Judi Dench on screen. I was happy to see M getting a larger role. She works great with Craig.

3 I enjoyed Ben Whishaw (Cloud Atlas) as the new Q. I like that he was a younger tech nerd.

4 Even though I haven’t seen all the James Bond films, I still enjoyed the callbacks to previous films. This film contained both recalls and reboots. Well done writers!

5 I understand that 00 agents need to stay classy, but when you’re fighting on a speeding train, you can probably lose the flapping jacket that’s getting in your way. The shirt and tie should be good enough. Just sayin’.

RECOMMENDATION: Great Bond for the theatre

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook