Skyfall Review

Release Date: 26 October 2012

Age Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 143 mins

Director: Sam Mendes

Writers: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan

Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Judi Dench

Bond is back with a bang. Skyfall needed to wash the minds of the public from the abomination, Quantum of Solace. Skyfall stood taller than my expectations; I was so delighted to sit through the 2hours and 23 minutes of nonstop Bond action.

With Skyfall comes, cars, violence, girls and above all a great villain. Javier Bardem gets the honour of playing a Bond baddy, and well, he certainly performs. He is memorable from start to finish, unlike his predecessors, from Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. The audience actually feels that Bond is tested with Javier, Bond is off form and definitely not at his peak due to what happens to him at the start of the film.

As for the acting, both of them where astounding and as always Judi Dench is amazing. The acting is just one thing that fits this action packed thriller together. The action scenes are tense, the script is good and finally the directing is astounding. Sam Mendes can direct a film, that’s for sure. Every shot is like a painting, they are beautiful.

Javier Bardems villain, Silva, is connected to M, I’m not going to say why, but this tests Bond’s loyalty to her. This finally adds heart filled emotion into a Bond film, which is a pleasant change. Another surprise is that it actually has a story to it; most times you sit down to watch a Bond film it’s just a bit of fun, whereas Skyfall, is a proper feature film.

Skyfall is astounding from start to finish; this is the best Bond film. It was certainly worth fifty years of waiting.

8.75/10

'Let the sky fall':

Skyfall Preview

Planned Release Date: 26 October 2012

Age Certificate: N/A

Running Time: N/A

Director: Sam Mendes

Writers: Ian Fleming, John Logan

Stars: Daniel Craig, Helen McCrory and Javier Bardem

Preview:

The Skyfall trailer was released over a month ago but I didn’t get round to seeing it. But now I have. Casino Royale was a fantastic film; it actually didn’t feel like a normal bond film. Then two years after, Bond came on to the big screens again and I found it a huge disappointment. I thought this because the viewer didn’t really seem to connect with the characters and the story didn’t flow well as it carried on from Quantum of Solace. So I’m hoping that Skyfall is as great as Quantum of Solace, if not better. By the look of this trailer it looks like it’s going to step up to that standard.

The trailer sets the scene perfectly. Bond is being questioned by somebody, but it’s not like a normal interview because the person is saying words and the first thing what comes into Bonds head he says. The ‘interviewer’ says the words Skyfall and Bond perks up and looks somewhat alarmed. So this means something which has happened to Bond recently has scared him. This makes the viewer lean forward to find out what these words Skyfall mean.

Furthermore, the choice of director is a surprise: Sam Mendes. He has directed American Beauty; this is not a typical Bond choice. This could be a good thing because all of his films are beautifully shot, they all look fantastic. This is illustrated in the trailer. Also in the trailer there’s a sense that it’s not going to be like another bond film; for that matter not even a typical action film. Moreover, it seems more serious, dark and moody. This also excites me for this upcoming film.

Finally, in one of the last shots of the trailer it shows a silhouette walking away from a burning building. I’m presuming this is Javier Bardem playing Silva (the villain). And we know that Javier Bardem can defiantly play a convincing ‘baddy’ because of his performance in ‘No Country for Old Men’. I am so excited for this film to come out in October, I'm sure you are to. Check out the trailer here: