001 and a half

Rating: 1/10 (11 April 2013)

How is this film so successful? Is Bond a magic word that means you can film an ants nest for two hours, call it Bond, and presto, people will rate it high? Skyfall has absolutely nothing going for it, yet it has made millions. Maybe the sequel should have an android as the star (it would show a lot more emotion than the current Bond)? Before Daniel Craig tried to become Bond, I loved Bond movies. I loved the mix of amazing stunts, the wry humour, the cinematography and even the acting. Having John Cleese turn up as Q was a touch of brilliance. The last fifteen minutes of the last non-Craig as Bond movie contains more action and excitement than is in the entire Skyfall movie. Skyfall has earned the studio awards and lots of money, so unfortunately it can only mean that Daniel Craig will almost certainly be back as Bond. I tried to watch his first Bond attempt, but fell asleep after the first ten minutes. I tried to watch it again, but it just isn't Bond. I avoided his second attempt, but going by what the critics were saying, I watched "Skyfall", only watching it to the end because my daughter wanted too. This plodding, badly written, under budget tripe isn't even a shadow of a Bond film.