For a Bond movie, I found myself checking my watch way too frequently.
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There’s plenty of action, and plenty of romance, as Craig’s Bond comes full circle, from the brash bulldog of “Casino Royale” to a quippy, suave secret agent who wants his martinis shaken, not stirred.
Although Skyfall earned an Oscar nomination for best cinematography, Mendes made a decision to forego the Alexa (and Deakins), and hired Hoyte Van Hoytema (Her, Interstellar) as director of photography.
“Spectre” is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, a few disturbing images, sensuality and language; running time: 148 minutes.
M is Badass: With Ralph Fiennes replacing Dame Judi Dench as the head of the MI6, we see M in another light.
When Christoph Waltz — who plays the film’s villain – stole the microphone and asked the boy why he likes James Bond so much, Britton replied, “He is tough and he smooches a lot of girls”. We also encourage all commenters to keep major spoilers from the film to a minimum, if possible.
But what about the man that created him? Where did this fight occur, and what film was it an homage to? You certainly won’t go lacking for 007-ish behavior, which includes killing people, bedding women and a bravura set piece to open the film that leads into the pop star of the moment crooning the theme song (Sam Smith, this time around). That counts the controversial dirty vodka martini that Bond quaffs in “SPECTRE”.
The sketch sees Bond becoming increasingly frustrated as Colbert’s character tells him: “We all have things to do” – before failing to find his name on the system, leaving 007 to become steadily more frustrated.
The 24th instalment of the James Bond franchise is projected to make an impressive $75-80 million during its opening weekend. But he’s good at it. And so is “Spectre”. This isn’t the Pierce Brosnan era. The franchise has done better under Craig, so we can be forgiven for raising our expectations a little now.
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If the reviews are anything to go by, Spectre is very, very…okay, although most critics at least praise Craig’s performance.
