Yes, it's a game, but what a superb game it is.

Rating: 9/10 (16 February 2015)

This is self aware cinema at its best, with nods toward old Bond movies the way they used to be. Especially with Roger Moore (even though Colin Firth is channelling David Niven's mannerism, the movie channels the Roger Moore era of Bond films more than anything else). The gadgets, the suits, the one liners, the impeccable unflinching gentlemen attitude, and even the perfectly choreographed gory and violent fight scenes, all point to one thing - it's a movie that doesn't simply knows it's a movie, it's a movie that wants us to know it knows. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and the firework's display is an obvious proof of that fact. But like all great movies that don't take themselves too seriously, it does it with all due professionalism. Acting, editing, cinematography and all other aspects of movie making are of the highest calibre. And plot twists are abundant - it's a real eye-feast that might be a start of a brand new franchise. I know I'll be waiting.