The bad the ugly and the awful

Rating: 4/10 (5 November 2015)

Let me start by saying I am a huge Bond fan. I have loved the Daniel Craig installments and he has made an excellent Bond. Spectre however has managed to take an amazing cast and an awesome Bond and turn it into garbage. This is supposedly Mendes' last time directing Bond, and thank goodness for that. Clearly he was tired of directing it and it showed. From the time honored traditional beginning before you get an amazing intro song you know your in trouble. The opening sequence is lousy at best and the helicopter scene just doesn't do it for me. Then there is the intro song. Nothing memorable there may as well have been Celine Dion singing My Heart Will Go On.The story could have been amazing. Instead we got a very dull, drawn out, overall uneventful film. The action was lack luster. The famous Bond witty banter and great one liners practically non existent. The pace of the movie is painfully slow and turns into a James Bond travel documentary. Christopher Waltz who usually brings great flare to his characters and is always entertaining to watch no matter his role has a lifeless performance in this film. Probably the worse portrayal of a Bond villain ever. Dave Bautista was a better villain and actually one of the more entertaining things in this film. Without him there wouldn't have been one memorable confrontation. And lets talk costume designer. Who the heck was in charge? They took the man every man wants to be and every women wants to be with and turned him into your grandfather. Just some very poor choices not very flattering for one of the most fit and well maintained physiques of all the Bonds. The worse dressed Bond I have ever seen. Don't judge me. Back to more pertinent things. The bottom line is there are some moments of action. And no Bond film would be complete without some romantic encounters. The story is there and is a good one; but I'm gonna blame the director here. Mendes just doesn't make this film work; his vision was poor. My recommendation is don't waste the money on tickets. And if your a fan of Bond and can't wait for it to come out of the theaters your rushing to a most certain disappointment. Literally all the other Daniel Craig 007 movies are ten times better. I would have rather paid to see Skyfall again.