A Solid Offering from Nond

Rating: 9/10 (3 November 2015)

3 November 2015 Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester 2015 - Spectre. This eagerly awaited latest offering from the James Bond genre did not fail to deliver the goods. Another outing for Daniel Craig brought tension, action, comedy and the ubiquitous car chases. Yet another well cast villain in the shape of Christoph Walz brought forth the correct emotions when watching a bad guy at work, namely admiration and frustration at watching what he's up to yet being powerless to stop it, or warn the good guy. The opening sequences set in Mexico City during The Day of The Dead Celebrations brought a true vibrancy to the film and that lead into the excellent theme tune sung by Sam Smith, the orchestration of which set against slow motion bullets, flowing fabric and semi naked women was classic Bond. Not so many gadgets as in previous films but enough to keep us entertained, and combine that with modern technology and a cleverness in the plot and you have a solid offering from the stable that is James Bond. Oh and it must have been good, my Dad didn't fall asleep once.