Directed by : Sam Mendes
Written by : John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Jez Butterworth
Starring : Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux, Christoph Waltz, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Dave Bautista,
Release Date : October 26, 2015
If there's one thing "Spectre" really got correctly, it's the ominous tone that emphasized how dangerous this criminal organization is that James Bond is after. There's a building tension that permeates throughout, to the point where I could believe that Bond may have finally met his match this time. With that said, it's still a James bond movie, and that apparently takes precedence. So expect a bunch of lengthy chase sequences, convenient lucky escapes, and women who fall in love with Bond for no logical reason than because that's apparently what's suppose to happen.
By this point, Daniel Craig is starting to show a little bit of the same old same old routine in how he portrays James Bond. Very straightforward, and nothing too exciting. While Craig is the most prominent actor in this movie, I thought it was the supporting cast that made this film worth watching. Ben Whishaw as Q is great, Ralph Fiennes is fantastic as M, and Christoph Waltz is able to entertainingly ham it up as the mysterious main villain.
This movie actually has a very simple plot, despite the fact that it technically has this intricate story. I'm not sure the story truly justifies it's long running time though. For the most part, it's because there are multiple and distinct set-pieces that needed to happen, from this sequence in Mexico that was shot in one take, the many different chase and escape sequences, a fight in a train, to the several scenes that involve Daniel Craig's and Christoph Waltz's characters together. Those are some fun things to watch, so I actually didn't mind that it took it's time.
It'll be easy for me to say that "Spectre" is not exactly a great James Bond movie, but I can't say that I didn't enjoy it. Even though I had issues with it, the movie successfully kept my attention throughout, and has many beautifully shot scenes to admire.
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