Craig's Best Bond Film.

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2015)

Skyfall (2012): Dir: Sam Mendes / Cast: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Berenice Marlohe, Ralph Fiennes: This is so far the best Bond film that Daniel Craig has graced. It regards the overwhelming advance of evil and it opens with an exhilarating action chase where James Bond is engaged in combat atop a train and the orders are made to make a shot. This puts Bond on ice for months with the belief that he is dead. When the headquarters is bombed, he emerges once again. Central plot regards the termination of several agents and Bond out to track down the terrorist. Director Sam Mendes made such remarkable films as American Beauty and Revolutionary Road and here he creates such awesome action scenes including a nail biting sequence where a subway train careens through a hole made via bomb. Craig brings determination and wit in his portrayal of 007 and this is absolutely his best outing in the franchise. Javier Bardem plays the crazed villain out to kill M for a past that involved himself as a vengeful ex agent. Judi Dench as M is at her best because she is forced to face her past as well as confront her future and it is the broadest the role has ever been. Berenice Marlohe plays the latest Bond girl who is seductive and sexy until she faces a gun barrel while balancing a shot glass on her head. Ralph Fiennes picks up in the position once held by M, and that is something considering his acting status. These films are basic pointless fun and rarely done badly but this presents Daniel Craig at his finest with a script that brings down more than the sky. Score: 9 / 10