Skyfall Review

Skyfall has had a lot of trouble getting of the ground as a project, funding has been a real issue with this film however,  the film didn't seem to lack anything because of the limited budget. You can see Sony wanted to make a more character based film with more depth in the Bond franchise.

Credit to Stidjn Vogels for the pic!

The person who really stole this film though was Javier Bardem the new villain. Definitely a creepy performance but he was the right amount of crazy to unnerve the audience, something previous bond villains have been missing.

He becomes a big part of the film and he drives it from the moment he comes on screen but then he's missing again for a large part of it and he falls way to easily into Bond's plan, which could leave the audience a little dissapointed.

Besides the villain though, this film hasn't really got anything stand out about it. It's supposed to revolve around Judy Dench's character 'M' yet i don't think anyone can really sympathise with her at all, even if the deirector tried to make you. If anything it could make an audience kind of resent her more as the film goes on, but how her character ended the film gave her some bit of disirability in the film, it seemed fitting for the dame and the writers Puvas and Wade made a brave decision and it paid off.
Although Sam Mendes demonstrated he's more than capable in directing an action film, how they portrayed fan favourite James Bond in this sequel could leave a little to be desired. It starts off well, Alcoholic and drug reliant and basically a bit unfit which suits his troubled character yet halfway through theres nothing wrong with him all of a sudden?! His wit and interaction redeemed his likeability factor, however 'M' plot ruined his character development.

One thing that was impressive was the Bond girls..

Naomie Harris's character 'Eve' is a credit to the club of bond girls, she had real chemistry with Daniel Craig and everyone loves a bit of banter fuelled by sexual tension. But the actress that stole the film Bérénice Marlohe's acting. To say this is her first film on the big screen she has bags full of talent which made up with her lack of chemistry with Craig, so perhaps they could have used her character for longer. It seemed a bit confusing to hype her up so much and create someone with such a rich background to use her for as long as they did, i wish she was in it more.

The story is pretty decent though you don't expect the twists and turns and it definitely is well action packed, especially the part where they took a leaf out of Home Alone's book (you'll get it if you see it).

It's a hundred times better than the last Bond film but it's not as good as Casino Royal. Personally i think it's because they've tried to make 'M' up as a better character than what she is. Sam Mendes did a good job with the directing, expected from a man with a good resume as him.

3.7/5 <<< (.7 because of Bardem's performance)