It's time to Bond again!

Rating: 8/10 (28 December 2012)

I did not fall in love as much with "Skyfall" as others did, but I still did bond with it enough to enjoy it. The latest James Bond chapter "Skyfall" brings back some of those momentous Bond features, and also for the first time examines his childhood. In "Skyfall", Bond's operative mission is the capture of a high-tech villain named Silva who has his sights on not only terrorizing the MI6 but also seeking vengeance against the captain of the MI6 ship, which of course is the one that sits between L and N; which would be M. Did you get my letters? Anyways, Silva does have a past with the MI6, which I won't share too much in order not to shake & stir this review with too many spoiler points. Silva is the 21st Century Villain, a techy madman who in just a stroke of a key can cause massive havoc. Director Sam Mendes does carry out his directorial operative mission well with the fast-paced action of "Skyfall", and its background checks on the pasts of Bond and even M. The three-headed Screenplay team of Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan did not shoot blanks with their scribe of "Skyfall". Daniel Craig is again proving to be a formidable James Bond, and was glad to see some of that sly Bond humor return with his "Skyfall" thespian effort. The great Judi Dench was marvelous as M. Javier Bardem's juicy bad-boy performance as Silva deserved every "Silva" dollar you paid to see it. Ralph Fiennes delivered another fine performance in his brilliant acting resume as M's superior Gareth Mallory. And we also had a young GQ I mean Q in the picture with Ben Whishaw's stellar work as that infamous MI6 gadget master. And there has to be a Bond girl mentioned here somewhere, so therefore I must state that Naomie Harris was money as agent Eve. Adele's "Skyfall" song is the best Bond tune in the last two decades. Even though "Skyfall" had all these positives, I do not think it was the best Bond film and still have more of a liking to "Casino Royale" in the "Craig as Bond" era of the franchise. Nevertheless, witnessing the "Skyfall" is still a mission that you should accept. **** Good