don't believe the hype machine

Rating: Null/10 (10 July 2013)

When this first came out there were so many reviewers absolutely agog over what they termed to be "the best Bond ever". I don't know what drugs they were on but they were certainly mind-altering.
Skyfall comes nowhere close to being the best of the series. In fact I'd rate it as above QoS and below Casino Royale in the "Daniel Craig trilogy".
!!!SPOILERS BELOW!!!
The problems are numerous. There are too many plot elements here that we've seen before in other Bonds or in other movies. And worse yet is that they were done better in those movies. The worst for me however is the ending and that lasting impression wiped away any good will that was accrued in the first half of the film. It made no sense to have a "plan" that would isolate Bond and M from the rest of MI6 - how is being stuck in a medieval mini-castle out in the middle of nowhere a good idea?
OK so good stuff.... hmm... the new money penny is pretty and she has some decent dialogue with Bond. the New Q is a bit annoying to me but my buddies thought he was a good addition. the initial action sequence is good as is the scene in Shanghai.
But once Bardem comes on screen with his cheesy bad guy it gets to be just a weird film. The villain is a mastermind but his motive is neither complicated nor interesting. Is that it? You've got a bad Hate-On for M?
the standards for Bond films are higher in my books. As a regular film I could have given this a 6 but for a Bond I have to give it 5/10