When someone who despises James Bond films calls the latest in the series of 23 installments a very good work, it says a lot.
The new James Bond (actually old, as it celebrates 50 years since the first clap) has finally transitioned from the realm of childish antics for eternal adolescents into something more serious, likely thanks to director Mendes of ‘Revolutionary Road’, ‘Road to Perdition’). The characters have received a convincing foundation and deeper relationships that significantly surpass the previously set banality, the dialogues are more thoughtful, witty, and infused with layered references (such as playing on the theme of Bond’s age), and the plot is ‘freed’ from forced and continuous action in favor of a more careful construction of a developed story. Simply put, everything that Bond films have never had is now here, within the realm of possibility, clearly ‘Skyfall’ has received a touch of quality drama. Bond is still Bond, the characters are oversized, cars and buildings explode, battles are fought around the world, but the execution is much more realistic and appealing than all the previous caricatural absurdities that adorned the franchise. Craig could thus be the highest quality Bond yet.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judy
Dench, Ralph Fiennes
2012.
