Skyfall makes a smart move, but it still let me down a bit.

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2015)

Skyfall returns back from the grave after a poorly made Bond film and also brings Bond back to his right personality. Thank you director Sam Mendes for saving 007. Even though I didn't find Skyfall a very good film I still thought it was an enjoyable and welcome addition to the long-running franchise. Skyfall succeeds on many things, albeit not on everything. What's good about Skyfall is that it has a couple of engrossing action sequences and a surprisingly gripping and finely constructed storytelling, and managed to exceed my expectations! Way to go man! The movie has other strong points as well, such as the settings. Shangai, the devastated island, Scotland and Istanbul were good settings and I thought that there were enough of them to satisfy. Moneypenny is a good looking Bond woman with humour and sensual charm. The Bond villain is well played and well cast by Javier Bardem and haunting in personality. I loved the song, opening credits and the new gadget, which I thought, in addition to storytelling and action sequences, were high-up achievements in the James Bond franchise. I was, however, badly let down by the film's weak plot and it got me annoyed and frustrated and so did the movie's failure to reach a desirable height, that of being a great and incredibly memorable film. This isn't the kind of movie to make you die to see a few more times. Sad. Skyfall is riveting nevertheless and ultimately a smart action- thriller movie. My rating for Skyfall: 7.3/10