An unfortunate letdown after Skyfall

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2017)

Considering that Skyfall was my favorite Bond film EVER, I had high hopes for the next chapter. Meh. Sure, it was absolutely gorgeous, but it felt stale this time around. All Bond films are fairly formulaic; the very best play with those conventions and tell real stories. Spectre was not up to that standard, and it missed Dench desperately. The whole thing felt like a prettier version of a Roger Moore Bond movie, and I wanted more than that.