Skyfall

Ulkar Alakbarova

Jun 10

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

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Film Cast:

James Bond: Daniel Craig
M: Judi Dench
Silva: Javier Bardem
Gareth Mallory: Ralph Fiennes
Eve Moneypenny: Naomie Harris
Séverine: Bérénice Marlohe
Kincade: Albert Finney
Q: Ben Whishaw
Bill Tanner: Rory Kinnear
Patrice: Ola Rapace
Clair Dowar: Helen McCrory
Doctor Hall: Nicholas Woodeson
Ronson: Bill Buckhurst
Vanessa: Elize du Toit
MI6 Technician: Ian Bonar
M's Driver: Gordon Milne
Vauxhall Bridge Police Guard: Peter Basham
Vauxhall Bridge Police Guard: Ben Loyd-Holmes
Bond's Lover: Tonia Sotiropoulou
CNN News Anchor: Wolf Blitzer
Shanghai Barman: Orion Lee
Shanghai Art Collector: Dave Wong
Séverine's Bodyguard: Roger Yuan
Séverine's Bodyguard: Liang Yang
Floating Dragon Cashier: Yennis Cheung
Floating Dragon Floor Manager: Chooye Bay
Boat Captain: Milorad Kapor
BBC News Anchor: Huw Edwards
Boat Crew: Elio Lo Tauro
Boat Crew: Amir Boutrous
Boat Crew: Nicholas Goh
Q's Assistant: Kurt Egyiawan
Q's Assistant: Oliver Johnstone
Q's Assistant: Harry Kershaw
Inquiry Member: Burt Caesar
Inquiry Member: Crispin Letts
Inquiry Member: Beatrice Curnew
Whitehall Police Guard: Jim Conway
Silva's Henchman: Jens Hultén
Silva's Henchman: Michael Pink
Wife at Tube Station: Jo Cameron Brown
Husband at Tube Station: Anthony O'Donnell
Tube Driver: Hannah Stokely
Silva's Mercenary: Wayne Gordon
Silva's Mercenary: Tom Wu
Silva's Mercenary: Jake Fairbrother
Silva's Mercenary: Christopher Sciueref
Silva's Mercenary: Daniel Adegboyega
Silva's Mercenary: Selva Rasalingam
Casino Player / Train Passenger (uncredited): Steve Barnett
Armed Police Officer (uncredited): Lee Nicholas Harris
MI6 Agent: Duncan Casey
Floating Dragon Barmaid: Angela Tran

Film Crew:

Original Music Composer: Thomas Newman
Director: Sam Mendes
Casting Consultant: Debra Zane
Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Camera Operator: Roger Deakins
Screenplay: John Logan
Production Design: Dennis Gassner
Editor: Stuart Baird
Characters: Ian Fleming
Makeup Artist: Sallie Jaye
CG Supervisor: Colin Strause
CG Supervisor: Greg Strause
Stunts: Tina Maskell
Costume Design: Jany Temime
Stunts: Lucy Allen
Casting: Debbie McWilliams
Producer: Barbara Broccoli
Stunts: Talila Craig
ADR Editor: Anna MacKenzie
Sound Designer: Dino Dimuro
Sound Designer: Christopher Assells
Supervising Sound Editor: Per Hallberg
Draughtsman: John King
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell
Screenplay: Robert Wade
Screenplay: Neal Purvis
Executive Producer: Callum McDougall
Supervising Art Director: Chris Lowe
Draughtsman: Julia Dehoff
Draughtsman: Roxana Alexandru
Art Direction: Paul Inglis
Associate Producer: Gregg Wilson
Producer: Michael G. Wilson
Visual Effects Coordinator: Lisa Kelly
Storyboard Artist: Jane Clark
Art Direction: James Foster
Main Title Designer: Daniel Kleinman
Camera Operator: Burak Kanbir
Camera Operator: Tolga Kutlar
Theme Song Performance: Adele
Gaffer: Ali Salim Yaşar
Camera Operator: Peter Field
Art Direction: Jason Knox-Johnston
Art Direction: Dean Clegg
Art Direction: Neal Callow
Costume Supervisor: Funda Buyuktunalioglu
Songs: Paul Epworth
Still Photographer: François Duhamel
Makeup Artist: Wakana Yoshihara
Art Direction: Marc Holmes
Assistant Costume Designer: Joe Hobbs
Additional Casting: Tusse Lande
Makeup Artist: Donald Mowat
Makeup Artist: Alessandro Bertolazzi
Additional Casting: Annette Borgmann
Construction Coordinator: Catherine Haugh
Assistant Art Director: Andrew Bennett
Property Master: Jamie Wilkinson
Visual Effects Supervisor: Hugh Macdonald
Boom Operator: Orin Beaton
Foley Artist: Dan O'Connell
Script Supervisor: Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Scott Millan
Foley Artist: John T. Cucci
Visual Effects Producer: Philip Greenlow
Visual Effects Producer: Diane Kingston
Dialogue Editor: John C. Stuver
Draughtsman: Gregory Fangeaux
Camera Operator: Julian Morson
Additional Gaffer: Eddie Knight
Assistant Art Director: Helen Xenopoulos
Camera Operator: Clive Jackson
Script Supervisor: Susie Jones
Still Photographer: Jasin Boland
Still Photographer: Susie Allnutt
Camera Operator: Tony Jackson
Visual Effects Producer: Thomas Nittmann
Visual Effects Supervisor: Edson Williams
Sound Effects Editor: Bill R. Dean
Visual Effects Editor: Andy Stevens
Visual Effects Producer: Carrie Rishel
Underwater Director of Photography: Mike Valentine
Supervising Sound Editor: Karen Baker Landers
Sound Designer: Peter Staubli
Aerial Director of Photography: John Marzano
Aerial Director of Photography: Adam Dale
Dialogue Editor: Chris Hogan
Sound Effects Editor: Dan Hegeman
Supervising ADR Editor: Chris Jargo
Visual Effects Editor: Mark Edward Wright
Visual Effects Producer: Melinka Thompson-Godoy
Steadicam Operator: Pete Cavaciuti
Rigging Gaffer: Wayne Leach
Supervising ADR Editor: Simon Chase
Visual Effects Producer: Kristopher Wright
CG Supervisor: Martin Chamney
Digital Intermediate Producer: Rob Farris
Camera Operator: Karl Morgan
Makeup Designer: Naomi Donne
Digital Intermediate: Patrick Malone
Art Department Coordinator: Anna Skrein
Animation: Andrew McEvoy
Visual Effects Editor: Sam Lane
Digital Intermediate: Laurent Treherne
Script Supervisor: Sharon Mansfield
Hair Designer: Zoe Tahir
Visual Effects Editor: Laura Jennings
3D Artist: Fabio Zangla
Makeup Artist: Christine Allsopp
3D Artist: Laurent-Paul Robert
2D Supervisor: Ed Hawkins
Storyboard Artist: Martin Asbury
Prosthetics: Love Larson
Visual Effects Supervisor: Asregadoo Arundi
3D Supervisor: Bruno Baron
Makeup Artist: Luca Vannella
Extras Casting: Pinar Celik
First Assistant Sound Editor: Philip D. Morrill
Armorer: Richard Hooper
Key Set Costumer: Sunny Rowley
Construction Manager: Steve Bohan
Key Grip: John Flemming
Visual Effects Coordinator: Mark Webb
Key Set Costumer: Laurent Guinci
Assistant Costume Designer: Vivienne Jones
Armorer: Dave Evans
Additional Casting: Zoe Thompson
Head Carpenter: Paul Duff
Casting Assistant: Lucy Hellier
Assistant Costume Designer: Richard Davies
Armorer: Greg Corke
Visual Effects Producer: Leslie Lerman
Visual Effects Supervisor: Steven Begg
2D Supervisor: Zave Jackson
Foley Mixer: James Ashwill
Sound Recordist: Stuart Wilson
Key Set Costumer: Kevin Pratten
Assistant Editor: Mike Clark-Hall
Animation: Paul Lee
Key Grip: Kenneth Atherfold
Makeup Artist: Andrea Finch
Stunts: Angela Meryl
Casting Assistant: Shayna Markowitz
Makeup Artist: Morag Smith
Concept Artist: Corran Brownlee
Concept Artist: Arran Brownlee
Visual Effects Supervisor: John Paul Docherty
Stunts: Liang Yang
Digital Intermediate: Laura Pavone
Digital Intermediate Assistant: Aurora Shannon
Supervising Carpenter: Peter N. Brown
Visual Effects Coordinator: Lara Lom
Concept Artist: Chris Baker
Art Department Assistant: Archie Campbell-Baldwin
Aerial Coordinator: Lucia Foster Found
Draughtsman: Tim Browning
Key Grip: Gary Hymns
Storyboard Artist: John Davis
Pilot: Will Samuelson
Stunts: Géza Kovács
Stunts: Sian Milne
Stunts: Belinda McGinley
Animation: Dimitri Bakalov
CG Supervisor: Axel Akesson
CG Supervisor: Sheldon Stopsack
Costume Coordinator: Sanaz Missaghian
Boom Operator: Hasan Sayin
3D Artist: Thomas Biller
Digital Intermediate: Neil Harrison
Construction Buyer: Tracy Low
Visual Effects Coordinator: Samantha Townend
CG Supervisor: Pascal Loef
Lead Animator: Tom O'Flaherty
Marine Coordinator: Ian Creed
Visual Effects Coordinator: Genevieve Claire
Draughtsman: Emma Vane
Supervising Carpenter: Gavin Gordon
Assistant Costume Designer: Emily-Rose Yiaxis
CG Supervisor: Richard A.M. Bell
Foley Mixer: John Guentner
2D Supervisor: Michael Brazelton
Concept Artist: Chris Rosewarne
Makeup Artist: Pollyanna Coxon-Smith
Assistant Art Director: Mary Mackenzie
Assistant Art Director: Charlotte Leatherland
Set Dresser: Harley Wilkinson
Storyboard Artist: Jim Cornish
Storyboard Artist: John Davies
Supervising Carpenter: John Casey
Supervising Carpenter: Graham Cole
Supervising Carpenter: Martin Hammerton
Supervising Carpenter: Bernie Mayor
Supervising Carpenter: John O'Connor
2D Supervisor: Steve J. Sanchez
2D Supervisor: Jason M. Halverson
2D Supervisor: John J. Galloway
2D Supervisor: Matthew Packham
3D Artist: Gabor Ekes
3D Artist: Christopher Anciaume
3D Artist: Yakov Baytler
3D Artist: Miguel Bilbao
3D Artist: Carl Fairweather
3D Artist: Marieke Franzen
3D Artist: Howard Fuller
3D Artist: Ahmed Gharraph
3D Artist: Sebastien Haure
3D Artist: Byung Gun Jung
3D Artist: Owen McGonigle
3D Artist: Malcolm Neailey
3D Artist: Michael Prince
3D Artist: Ed Pulis
3D Artist: Jonathan Reilly
3D Artist: John Seru
3D Artist: Ross Stansfield
3D Artist: Nick van Diem
3D Artist: Christopher Whittle
3D Artist: Bret Lu
3D Artist: Dzung Phung Dinj
3D Artist: Petter Steen
3D Artist: Roger Tortosa
3D Artist: Chi Kwong Lo
3D Artist: Gal Roiter
CG Supervisor: Helen Newby
CG Supervisor: David Basalla
CG Supervisor: Nick Pitt-Owen
Matchmove Supervisor: Ryan E. Seymour
Matte Painter: Richard Collis
Matte Painter: Jean-David Solon
Visual Effects Coordinator: Michelle Rose
Visual Effects Coordinator: Sara Khangaroot
Visual Effects Coordinator: Emma Moffat
Visual Effects Coordinator: Holly Price
Visual Effects Coordinator: Clare Mayhew
Visual Effects Editor: Simon Gretton
Visual Effects Supervisor: Jonathan Neill
Camera Operator: Ercan Yilmaz
Aerial Camera: Emmanuel Prévinaire
Costume Illustrator: Warren Holder
Textile Artist: Nicola Belton
Textile Artist: Sacha Chandisingh
Textile Artist: Joanna Weaving
Additional Casting: Timka Grin
Assistant Editor: Myles Robey
Digital Intermediate Assistant: Peter Collins
Digital Intermediate Colorist: Adam Glasman
Digital Intermediate Colorist: Mitch Paulson
Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler: Dan Helme
Digital Intermediate: Fiorenza Bagnariol
Digital Intermediate: Timothy P. Jones
Digital Intermediate: Gordon Pratt
Digital Intermediate: Emily Greenwood
Boom Operator: Lloyd Dudley
Aerial Coordinator: Andy Stephens
Armorer: Steve Wilkerson
Armorer: Kadir Onur Okutan
Title Designer: Johnnie Frankel
Unit Publicist: Heather Callow
Stunts: Elaine Ford
Stunts: Donna Williams
Stunts: Sarah Lochlan
Stunts: Annabel Wood
Stunts: Belle Williams
Stunts: Tracy Caudle
Stunts: Annabel Canaven
Stunts: Zarene Dallas
Assistant Director: Tufan Şimşekcan
Standby Property Master: Buddie Wilkinson
Fight Choreographer: Nikki Berwick
Stunts: Heather Philips

Movie Reviews:

Travis Bell: Skyfall was a solid movie in its own right but as a Bond movie, it was one of my all time favourites. Unlike Quantum of Solace, I felt like they actually took the time to tell this story and the pay off was worth it.
Something I found interesting is the idea about Bond getting old and how the job of an MI6 agent is not something you can do forever. It makes me wonder if they might explore some of these themes in the next movie.

It's true that the last 1/3 of Skyfall didn't feel like a Bond movie at all and I think that's why I loved it. The Daniel Craig Bond movies have always taken a different look at James Bond and Skyfall was no exception.

Like I said, great movie. Execution on all accounts were solid like you'd expect. I hope Mendes gets a chance to do the next film.
GeekMasher: Skyfall is a great movie. In my opinion the best proformas by Daniel Craig I have see in all his Bond movies. The title song was not to my taste like in previous movies. The story line is one of the most compelling I have seen in a while. Silva, played by Javier Bardem was excellent and he played him very well. All in all a very good movie.
Kenneth Axel Carlsson: Bond (Daniel Craig) is on another (important) mission somewhere in the big world, this time on the heels of someone who has stolen a hard drive with all the names of the British agents who work for MI6. On the mission, Mr. Bond is shot by one of his own (an agent named Eve, played by Naomie Harris) and presumed dead. However, Bond is not dead, and when he resurfaces, he jumps right into the game in the pursuit of an old agent called Silva (Javier Bardem), an old favorite of M (Judi Dench).
While Bond is out in the world, M discovers that someone, presumably Silva, has hacked their computers and threats to expose the true names of the British agents. However, it is also clear that the enemy has other plans, plans of terrorism. Bond is now in a race against time before more agents are revealed, or worse yet, before M is killed by their mysterious enemy. Fortunately, everything works out perfectly for 007, who finds the mysterious Silva with little effort.

OK, admittedly, this was a very short summary of the plot in Skyfall, but in all honesty, there isn't a big plot in this movie. I could have given some spoilers about the ending, and maybe added a bit about Mallory (Ralph fiennes), but really, this is an extremely simple plot. Not at all worthy of a big iconic character like James Bond.

It is classic 007, with everything thats part of such an adventure, like product placement (not a favorite of mine, in fact I get rather annoyed when its as obvious as the watch in the opening of the movie), car chases (in this case, more like a motorcycle chase across the roofs of some unknown city), beautiful women (which are exactly as shallow and pointless as you would expect), and lastly a total lack of emotions and realism.

I am not a big Bond fan, and haven't seen all of the movies in the series, so I am probably not the right person to review this movie. I do not understand what it is that draws people into the cinema time after time, to watch yet another Bond movie… when they can watch something original with a real plot and real characters. Perhaps these people like the shallow characters, who care little for the safety of the innocent people in the world, yes, I said it. Look carefully in the opening sequence, how the female agent cares little for the people on the bridge, as she shoots after the enemy. Later in that scene, she finds it really hard to shoot the enemy, because what if she hit Bond instead. I may be wrong in this assumption, but isn't MI6 here to protect the innocent people? Perhaps these people like the almost infinite number of one-liners that made my ears bleed at one point. Why are we treated this way? Do the people who makes these movies really think we are so stupid?

Before I actually say something nice about Skyfall, because I can do that, I just want to give a small piece of advice to future Bond villains, because who are we kidding, there will be more Bond movies in the future… my advice is this: Always remember to close the door behind you, whether its an actual door, or maybe a manhole (cover). If you don't do this, Bond will surely find you. But of course, perhaps you are dying to have him on your tail, in which case, you are doing it exactly right!

OK, something positive. Skyfall is a beautiful movie, in a very obvious (and superficial) way. The colors are just stunning, especially when we follow Bond swimming through the night of Shanghai, high above the streets. There is no denying the imagery and action of the movie, in every possible way, this is some of the best the world has to offer. I'd also like to give a shout out to Albert Finney, whose character (Kincade) raises the quality of the movie, and actually give it some human emotion.

The very last thing I want to say is this… why hire Sam Mendes for this movie? Why hire him when he is not allowed to use the powers that God have given him? Where are the human emotions, where are the dark humor, where are the personal stories that capture our hearts as much as our minds? If you want to watch a real Sam Mendes movie, I suggest the following American Beauty, Jarhead and even, Revolutionary Road.

_Last words... only watch this movie if you have nothing to do… at all… and if you are a hardcore fan of 007 and feel forced to watch every movie in the franchise. This movie reminds me why I only rarely watch big Hollywood blockbusters._
John Chard: How safe do you feel?
Bond 23 and 007 has to literally come back from the dead when a stolen hard-drive makes M (Dench) look bad at a time when a face from her past comes homing into blood thirsty view.

There is one sure fire fact in cinema that nobody can dispute, that of there never ever being a James Bond film that all Bondphiles will agree on. From each corner of the spectrum will come arguments that said Bond film is not gritty enough, not fun enough, not enough sex, not enough action, not enough fantastical stunts and etc etc etc. Well that's fine of course, we all have our peccadilloes we prefer in our Bond movies, but we do live in different times now, the world has changed, and so has Bond. You may not get the ultimate Bond you want, but this is a 21st Century Bond and a new era of 007 is upon us, something which makes Skyfall even the more bolder and braver because it marks the 50th anniversary by blending the old with the new and mostly achieving brilliant results.

Skyfall allows us to bathe in nostalgia whilst also forcing us to re- evaluate just where we are at in terms of our beloved super secret agent. One of the great things about this Bond is that there is a bubbling under current of time's importance delicately perched on each side of James Bond's shoulders. Is he (and M etc) outdated? Or is the future still in need of such operatives/organisations? Director Mendes and his team don't take any of the easy options that were clearly available to them to answer the question, they instead build a film around Bond and M as characters, embrace the traditions of the series and hit us hard in head and heart.

The plot of Skyfall as written is simple, absolutely nailed on it is straight and true to Hollywood conventions, but what fills out the simple plot is a series of Bondian delights, thrills spills and emotionally splintered kills. The stunning pre-credits sequence sees Bond traverse the rooftops of Istanbul on a motorcycle and then fight on top of a speeding train. Only to then find himself expendable. Which leads to Daniel Kleinman's title credits sequence that is filled with ominous portents of death and blood, in turn backed by the wonderfully Bondian of old title song warbled by Adele. It's clear at this point that this Bond movie is nodding to traditional values whilst promising to deliver some emotional pain. And so it proves.

A washed up Bond enters the fray, and he convinces, he's dishevelled, unshaven and unfit, but he's still a tough bastard who can drink hard and stare a scorpion down. He'll be back soon, we know this, and he will be in wonderful physical shape, and loyal to his surrogate mother for sure. Ah, but there's the adversary on the scene now, a villain to finally give Craig's Bond something to fret about. It's Javier Bardem's (perfect) Silva, a cyber terrorist with a shock of blonde hair, a nasty dental trick and a devilish sexiness that unnerves during an interrogation scene; to which Bond cheekily opens up some wink wink possibilities. There is other sexual tension in the film as well, not just a steamy shower scene, but the ongoing banter with Naomie Harris' (excellent) Eve that positively fizzes with smirking innuendo.

But ultimately this comes down to the love between a man and a woman, the kind that is so different to the type that has so often underpinned a Bond movie. Bond will kill or be killed for M, and how marvellous to see a director really able to give Judi Dench the direction she so deserves, and Bond, in Craig's magnetic and gritty hands, responds in kind to deliver a last half hour as good as any in the 50 years of Bond on film. As we know, all turf is Bond's turf, but this time it really is HIS turf, and as a little back story comes seeping out, Bond gets to exorcise some demons whilst kicking considerable ass. Get ready Bondphiles, this has the emotional wallop only seen in the best Bond movies of old.

All the Bondian trappings are still here, exotic locales, gorgeous women, speeding vehicles, fights, stupendous stunts, bizarre lairs and balls out machismo. It's also funny! I myself commented when reviewing Quantum of Solace that it was pretty ace as an action film, but for many it's not Bondian enough, and the truth of the matter is Bond still needs to have a degree of fun, no matter how grim and gritty the story line is. Thankfully Skyfall is often a blast, with Craig (surely convincing even the most stubborn of dissenters how good a Bond he is) having the confidence and skill to lace his Bond's macho broody instinct with a desert dry wit and shrug of the shoulders nonchalance. Other side of the camera the tech credits are high, with Deakins proving to be one of the aces in the pack. His capturing of vistas, be it a neon city scape or a mountainous valley, are eye delights, his colour tones are beautiful, I promise you, nobody these days does golden browns like Deakins.

It's not the masterpiece that I or gazillions of others hoped for, and it does have flaws (new Q a bit too geeky safe, finale lacks a substantial battle with the villain) and it remains simple in plot, but it's Bond's birthday and the birthday boy has been done proud by the makers. It's a new era Bond for sure, but that most definitely isn't a bad thing, it knows its past and it now knows its future, and without doubt we all still know the name. 9/10
Per Gunnar Jonsson: Me and my oldest son have been doing a bit of pseudo binge watching of James Bond. Every weekend we have been watching two of the movies starting with Dr. No quite a few weekends ago. Last weekend we arrived at the Daniel Craig ones. I had actually not watched those ones before. I have to, grudgingly (I am a Sean Connery fan), admit that the first two we watched were not at all bad.
However, today we watched Skyfall. What the f…? This is not a James Bond movie! If it had been just some other movie I would probably have thought it would not be a too bad one. However, it pretends to be a James Bond movie and as such it is utter crap. It is a bloody Hollywood drama written by someone with a total lack of respect for the Franchise, not to mention the old Bond fans.

James Bond should be out hunting international villains. Villains with a good chunk of bad guy charisma I might add. What we got however was some loathsome prick having a grudge because M didn't come to his rescue when he fucked up.

The British Secret service should also be just that, a powerful organisation protecting Britain (and the rest of the civilized world) from communists, terrorists, criminal superorganisations like Spectre or whatever. Having scenes with M more or less on trial and having to defend herself in front of a bunch of clueless political asshats is just crap and it is definitely not the kind of crap that should be in a James Bond movie.

The whole movie is just full of sensationalist shit, politically correct crap, killing of popular characters, sentimental bullshit and other nonsens of the kind you would expect in a bloody Hollywood soap opera. And what about the new Q? A boring brat with a over-inflated ego. Not fun at all.

Even the special effects are debatable. For example, if you make a subway train crash by blowing a hole in it's path then for Christ sake put some crash test dummies or something in it to at least make some pretense of it not being an empty mock-up!

This is undoubtedly the worst Bond movie ever. My disappointment with this movie cannot be overstated.
JPV852: Great theme song and a much more balanced movie compared to Quantum of Solace, and the story is well written, revealing Bond's background and the motherly relationship with M (contrast with a more antagonistic portrayal in the Brosnan series). Javier Bardem as the villain was fantastic, almost Joker like in his planning. The only setback is the finale, sure some nice action and explosions but not quite as thrilling versus Casino Royale. Still, one of the better in the Bond series overall. **4.0/5**
Wuchak: _**Can you go home again?**_
After 007 (Daniel Craig) is thought dead-in-action in Turkey, the computer of 'M' (Judi Dench) is hacked and there's an attack on the MI6 headquarters in London. M & Bond suspect it's an inside job, which leads James to Shanghai, Macao and a mysterious island off the coast of China, then back to London. Bond has to find sanctuary for M, but you know what they say about going home again? Javier Bardem plays a heavy and Ralph Fiennes an MI6 official.

"Skyfall" (2012) thankfully includes the character depth of "Casino Royale" (2006) and fixes the confusing 4 clips-per-second action of "Quantum of Solace" (2008). Don't get me wrong, "Quantum" can be appreciated as the action-oriented second half of "Casino Royale," but it's easily one of the lesser installments in the franchise. "Skyfall," by contrast, stands with the best.

The movie saves the best for last, but I don't want to give anything away. Let's just say it's a refreshing change for the series, the locations are fabulous and a classic actor unexpectedly shows up.

Besides Dench on the feminine front, there's Bérénice Marlohe as Severine in China and Naomie Harris as MI6 agent Eve. Tonia Sotiropoulou also has a brief scene in Turkey.

The film runs 2 hours, 23 minutes, and was shot in Turkey, England, China and Scotland.

GRADE: A-
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"Skyfall is not only the entry that this James Bond saga needed, but it's my favorite movie of the Daniel Craig Era. From the exceptionally intriguing narrative filled with shocking developments to Javier Bardem's terrifying portrayal of a fascinating antagonist, Sam Mendes offers his remarkable directing skills to create a film worthy of much praise.

The GOAT of cinematography, Roger Deakins, makes every inch of the screen drip cinematic beauty with eyegasmic wide shots and mind-blowing lighting, making this the best-looking Bond flick ever. Technically, it's challenging to find elements less than simply perfect.

Phenomenal acting all-around elevates an extraordinarily impactful character work, culminating in an emotionally powerful third act. A slightly overextended runtime doesn't stop me from considering this a flawless Bond movie.

I can't endorse it more than this."

Rating: A

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