A great way of telling a Bond story

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2015)

The movie serves us a story that goes very personal to the James Bond character. You can see that the villain, although well played, still lacks the menacing character. In one sense the movie serves us a warning that in this interconnected world rises a new kind of threat, one that can be done from anywhere in the world with just a laptop and an internet connection. But still what allures people to watch this movie is really the more personal conflicts of the characters; both James Bond of having to return from his 'death', and having have to retreat to his childhood home, and also M of having to face the ghost from her past. One thing to add, the movie serves great nostalgic references to the older movies in the franchise. The acting overall still feels great. Daniel Craig's James Bond portrayal is for me the best so far in comparison to the other Bonds. Judi Dench did great in her farewell M role. Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe filled the Bond girl slots nicely. Ralph Fiennes seems underutilized here, but I think the next movie will extend his role more.