One of the Better James Bond Films

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2016)

With political intrigue in the home office and an independent expedition which has him grounded, "James Bond" (Daniel Craig) has to disobey orders and proceed on his own investigation regarding a man nick-named the "Pale King" (Jesper Christensen) who might hold some answers to an extremely sinister plot from an equally malicious organization known as "Spectre". This investigation soon takes him from London to various destinations including Mexico City, Tunisia and Austria during which each give him clues that eventually bring him back to London again. Now rather than reveal any more and risk spoiling the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was one of the better James Bond films ever produced with modern special effects and Daniel Craig's personality complementing the plot almost perfectly. Unfortunately, the vague mission at the beginning and the somewhat predictable ending could have used some improvement. Likewise, I'm not really sure if this movie is a "reboot" which changes the entire James Bond scenario or a prequel which somehow ties them all back together again with the first James Bond film ("Dr. No"). I suppose time will tell. In any case, I enjoyed this film and I have rated it accordingly.