2nd Best Bond Movie Ever!

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2019)

This is my second favorite Bond movie. I go back and forth with this and Casino Royale for the #1 spot, and even despite Javier Bardem's Joker-esque villain being the best Bond villain of all time, Royale still edges out the win, but just barely. This is the Bond series equivalent of The Dark Knight. Bond and Silva go back and forth like Batman and the Joker. The story delves the deepest into Bond's psyche that we have ever seen. Bond is in the worst shape he's ever been in and is still pushing himself. And I actually prefer his absence of a love interest. M finally dies (I can't stand her character)! The visuals beautiful as always. Craig gave it his ALL in this film. Sadly, I don't think we'll ever see another Bond film of this caliber again from Craig considering Spectre and his lack of desire (I believe he said that he'd rather "slash his wrsits") to continue playing this character. We'll have to wait for Bond 25 to find out.