It's very well-shot, it boasts excellent music from Thomas Newman - also scored Skyfall - and its massive action set pieces promise high entertainment levels. Some changes to Bond's signature phrases might upset some viewers more than others, but overall, it's a more than decent action spy flick. Still, I believe it gets more hate than it deserves. There's a top-tier Bond film hidden somewhere under the script issues. The adventurous mission of the field agents is constantly put aside for the audience to watch a tedious yet essential side story since the rest of the narrative needs it for everything else to make sense. The subplot involving C and the MI6 is a massive STOP sign to the otherwise interesting personal journey Bond is going through. The performance is great, but the casting choice mostly ruins an excessive, prolonged build-up for something that turns out to be evident from the get-go. The recurring character-actor pairs work well in the context of the movie, except for Andrew Scott ( His Dark Materials) as C. His fighting scene with Craig on a train is worth the ticket. ![]() Dave Bautista ( Army of the Dead) portrays a one-word, badass "bad guy" for Bond to fight, and honestly, I don't need to ask for more. Her well-developed relationship with Bond is the only compelling subplot of the film. The character knows how to handle herself and proves helpful in more than just a random situation. The latter isn't just another "Bond girl" - an archetype that isn't aging very well. "Speaking" of Seydoux, the acting is superb across the board. I still defend that his white-room scene with Bond and Madeleine ( Léa Seydoux) is one of the saga's best. His representation of said character brings a sense of real fear and extremely tense interactions. Not only it takes too long for this character to actually appear on-screen, but he's handled in a rather messy fashion. Silva, Waltz's antagonist boasts a fascinating backstory that emotionally links him to Bond, but the villain's character work never reaches its potential. This leads me to Christoph Waltz's ( Alita: Battle Angel) lack of significant screentime. The insistence in creating a narrative that changes this entire saga by trying to connect everything and everyone to a single organization becomes a forced attempt that raises more questions than surprising, impactful revelations. The period of time between each action sequence doesn't contain a sufficiently captivating story to carry the movie forward, making it feel a bit dull at times. ![]() Spectre also holds the record for the longest runtime in the franchise - at least, until No Time To Die premieres - but it's far from justifying such a bloated duration. However, Mendes doesn't control the pacing as well as in the 2012's entry. ![]() ![]() During the actual sequences, entertainment is guaranteed. Hoyte van Hoytema ( Tenet) shows impressive skills as director of photography, employing riveting long takes and stunning wide shots. Starting with the action, Spectre still holds the Guinness World Record for "largest film stunt explosion" in cinema history, which proves that there was no holding back when it came to delivering mind-blowing action set pieces. In most cases, the difference in opinions depends on how much each of these pros and cons impacts the viewer. Sam Mendes ( 1917) returns to direct, and Jez Butterworth ( Ford v Ferrari) joins the also returning screenwriting team of the previous flick, John Logan, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade.įor each positive element present in this movie, there's a negative counterpart. My thoughts about Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall have been shared, but Spectre is the one I knew it would take more from me. I finally reach the last Daniel Craig movie in this James Bond rewatch I've been doing to prepare for No Time To Die - supposedly the last film starring the popular actor.
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