![]() The action is top notch, with the initial car chase through Rome being a particularly exhilarating thrill ride. His line delivery is spot on and the physical acting he demonstrates is admirable. He oozes a calm confidence and deadpan almost lackadaisical approach to life or death situations that provides the impression that Craig has very much settled into the role of the special agent. The back and forth between Daniel Craig and the rest of the cast has a fluidity that makes this one of Craig’s strongest performances as Bond. The scripting is one of the sharpest of the recent Bond films, with the humour being much more evident but in no way overdone or conspicuous. There is no denying that Spectre is a good film in its own right. Is this the finale that will see a new actor take the helm as 007? It certainly feels more final than any of the previous films. There is an atmosphere of culmination and the references to the previous Daniel Craig Bond films (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall) give the impression that they have led Bond to this point. Ghosts of the past are a definite theme within Spectre and the faces of Bonds past can be seen throughout. She may well hold the clue to the information he needs in order to save the MI6 and untangle the web that is Spectre. With a little help from Moneypenny (Naomi Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) Bond finds himself on the hunt for Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), the daughter of ex-nemesis Mr White. In London M battles with the newly appointed head of the Centre of National Security, C (Andrew Scott) who not only questions Bonds role but the role of the MI6 in general, viewing them as obsolete and in need of upgrading. Naturally when he is then grounded for breaking the rules, Bond finds a way of following his lead despite the new M’s (Ralph Feinnes) disapproval. Bond is rogue in Mexico and then Rome, following a lead without orders or authority. Quite fitting when you consider the title of the film, and it sets the theme for the film well. We join Bond (Daniel Craig) in Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival, where families join to together to remember and celebrate those family members that have passed away. In a nutshell, Spectre is a brilliant film but it is not a brilliant Bond film. ![]() 3 years later and we join 007 again as he tries to foil yet another world crisis in the latest in the Bond franchise, Spectre. When we left Bond, James Bond, his mentor and the closest thing he had to family, M (Judi Dench) had lost her life to the villainous Silva.
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