Bond scrapes the bottom

Rating: 5/10 (2 March 2020)

I remember when I took my then 13 year old daughter to see "Skyfall" in the theater (Westbury, NY). It was her first Bond movie. I apologized to her when it was over. "Skyfall" is not a good James Bond movie. It is a good looking movie and the action is well staged but at the end of the day, who cares? The story is uninvolving. The villain is weak. Javier Bardem's obnoxious performance only makes matters worse. It seems to go on forever. Despite all of the action, watching a melancholy 007 for two and a half hours makes for a surprisingly dull evening. "Skyfall" is such a lost cause that even Albert Finney can't save it. Dishonorable mention: the always annoying Judi Dench.