Skyfall for being number 23 still shows us Bond cannot be stopped

Rating: 9/10 (27 October 2012)

"Skyfall shows us Bond cannot be stopped and will always be new no matter what decade he appears in"
Daniel Craig for the third time plays 007 James Bond. This time we first see Bond in the shadows (an on going theme in the film) which then leads to high speed chase which does not go well making Bond disappear for some time. After Bond comes back into the picture to help M (Judi Dench) figure out who is causing such trouble for everyone. Bond goes on a mission to find who this evil and we find out it is Silva (Javier Bardem) an ex agent who worked close with M and wants some revenge. It then turns into a battle for Bond to find Silva who is gunning after M. The final location for the film is fight to the death at Skyfall which is the old house where Bond grew up as a child. The final sequence of the film is fun and exciting even letting M get in on the action which comes with it's consequences.
The bond films have been love hate for me and the 2008 bond film was awful, this had me worried about this new one but once some of the cast and crew were announced I was more excited to see how it would turn out. This film felt more personal to the series and one of the most emotional mainly due to the performances given by the actors and how much of the history of the characters we did not know that much about are given. This film is one of the most beautiful in the series and this year, this is the fantastic job done by Roger Deakins who created some stunning images using very bright colours, also some of the landscapes look so vast and connected to the story.
Out of the most recent bond films this is the best performance one because every actor is giving some of their best in the series. Daniel has sketched a legendary bond for in the history of actors who have played it. His part my be non-emotive but this was the best I've seen him be. Judi Dench has played M for so long even making this her seventh bond film playing the mostly wasted character until she gets more to do in this film. Her final scene as the character ends her time in the series I was very upset because bond will not be the same without female M. The villain in this film is played funny and devilish by Javier Bardem with his blonde locks. His entrance into the film is one of the best shots Deakins gave the film as he talks about rats while walking to Bond. At times Bardem's characterisation can go over the top but I found him just so enjoyable and watchable. The rest of the characters like new Q are just there to set up plot points and even though they can be fun at times they still are not given enough worthy material like the main three actors are.
Mendez took bond and added his own personal style while keeping it still loose and fun to watch. The performances given by Bardem and Dench are top class and the production value is so strong including the original music provided by Thomas Newman. For being 50 years old the character of Bond just lights up the screen and makes it fun to watch him transform.
MOVIE GRADE: A- (MVP: Judi Dench)