Skyfall – The Resurrection!

Rating: Null/10 (17 July 2013)

The Eon Productions $150 million, 23rd entry Skyfall, the much awaited 007 bond film is thrilling, gripping & entertaining.
Adele's theme song "This is the end-Hold your breath and count to ten- Feel the earth move and then-Hear my heart burst again" sets it up with its catchy tone & the quite 1960s pace. The chase begins in the Istanbul's Grand Bazaar & is captivating indeed & well worth of a bond chase. The "TAKE THE BLOODY SHOT" is a one of its kind justifiable of the film's perfect tenacity! Bond falling from the train is a one we'll remember for a life time !And then, the cyber threats starts all over- unstoppable, unmatched, unthinkable & our Bond has to report to "M(ommy)" for THE RESURRECTION !
Three months ago, the boss lady M (Judi Dench) has lost the drive containing the identity of every agent embedded in terrorist organization across the globe& then the boss lady M has to "Think of her Sins" & then the Resurrection starts–> "007 reporting for duty".
From London we travel all the way to Shanghai then to Macau. The traditional Chinese eve festival is wonderful to watch. The real kingpins: director-cinematographers Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins deserve more than a pat on their backs for producing such thrilling longish sequences that the first half seems to be a flyer & I realized it even more when the interval lights came on that none of us wanted a break- it's that gripping. The reflecting neon light shot where bond goes to chase the assassin in the darkness on top floor is worth a mention. The "MI6 HQ blowing away is deafening! & the movie reassures that the Bond game is for the grown-ups & not young computer hacker freak who poses as Bond's new quarter master who tries instructing Bond only to find his own site hacked by the invincible,irresistible,indigenous cold blooded villain Javier Bardem -Silva. Silva's two rat's story is truly fascinating depicting of what lies ahead & what was all that going all till that point of the movie. His "..Mo(o)mmy was very bad" takes an applaud !
But let me tell you, there are fewer of the fancy gadgets, the funky cars, the gorgeous woman (except the sultry shower moment which the director tries to steal) but there is the tuxedo, the martini & ah off course how can we forget the Bond's fav Aston Martin DB5 !
The end, takes us to the olden days "Welcome to Scotland" kinds set up in an old mansion where it all started & as Silva says "It should have been here & it should have been this way". Silva's entry in the end in a helicopter with a loud speaker atop is another witty inclusion. The end does seem a bit stretchy n slowno bond girls n no fancy gadgets takes away the Bond theme – which is a bit questionable and asking ourselves to differentiate it between a Bond and a Spy thriller- Do u feel so ?
And last, but not the least full marks to Daniel Craig as he seems mature-macho, razor -sharp and savvy as ever & completes a respectable hat trick & we wonder how many more will he make- one? Two?? Remains to be seen. Nevertheless, Skyfall achieves a true Resurrection – A perfect fitting for the 50 years celebration of The Bond- James Bond ..as I sign off to wait for yet another thriller..yes our Amir's Talaash
Rating = PG 13.
Running time=143 minutes.
My Rating=7/10.