It's OK

Rating: 7/10 (12 December 2012)

James Bond (Daniel Craig) is back and the organization he works for is under full attack. The head of it M (Judi Dench) is asked to step down. Bond tries to help her regain her job and go after villain Silva (Javier Bardem) who is targeting the agency and revealing the identities of double agents.
This has gotten very mixed reviews and it's easy to see why. The plot is kind of vague to put it mildly. I (at first) thought Craig was wrong for the role but I do have to admit he's very good here. Dench is good also as M, there's Naomi Harris as Eve Moneypenny (a new character) and it's always good to see Ralph Fiennes in anything. There is plenty of action and this movie is back to the incredible old stunts of the original Bond films (after the overly serious "Carino Royale" and "Quantum...") and a title song sing by Adele. All in all it was well-done...but I really didn't like it. There are CONSTANT references to Bond and M as being too old for their jobs. Is this how we're supposed to celebrate Bond's 50th anniversary? There are plot loopholes galore--I still can't figure out how Silva knew where Bond was at the end. At the end the plot completely derails and it turns into "Wuthering Heights"--with plenty of action and explosions:) Even worse is Bardem as Silva. He is a very good actor but he's all over the place in this role. He seems unsure of what exactly he's doing and (for some reason) almost sexually seduces Bond at one point. The movie is far too long also. So--an OK addition--nothing more.