November 23, 2012

Skyfall



Skyfall, 2012. James Bond vs. a computer hacker from M's past.

Directed by Sam Mendes. Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & John Logan, based on characters by Ian Fleming. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench & Javier Bardem.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent). Oh no, he's in the computers! Quick, Hipster Q, type faster than him! Okay, that's only about ten minutes of the movie, but still, it is the basic premise behind the plot. Your audiences are no longer computer illiterate, Hollywood; that shit is just ridiculous.
Story: 3/4 (Good). Very good, but there's too much of it for one movie.
Characters: 4/4 (Great)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 4/4 (Great). Holy bejesus this movie is pretty - even by Roger Deakins standards.
Special effects/design: 4/4 (Great)
Acting: 4/4 (Great)
Music: 3/4 (Good). Sometimes great, sometimes generic Action Movie Noises.
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). Granted, I've only seen five of them in recent memory, but this is easily the best James Bond movie I've seen. Lots of fun, and expertly crafted. Serious Director + Action Movie = Everybody Wins.
Objective Rating (Average): 3.4/4 (Very good)

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