An underrated Bond film

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2020)

I remember originally seeing Spectre in theaters near the films release date and thinking it was pretty solid. But other than that, I had pretty much forgotten what happens in Daniel Craig's most recent bond film even though I know exactly how I feel about his others. Casino Royale is one of my favorite movies of all time, it being an extremely riveting action film at the same time as re inventing all the classic bond staples. It's a bond film where a Bartender asks James if he would like his drink shaken or stirred and bond replies with " Does it look like I give a damn?" Truly great stuff! That's why for me at least( and I think a lot of other people) quantum of Solace was a truly disappointing movie. It had terrible directing, with a boring plot and constant action sequences where you have no clue what's going on. It's got very few redeeming qualities, so I just wouldn't even bother. The 2012 film Skyfall was a great comeback, being in my opinion almost as good as Casino Royale. Skyfall was easily the most Gorgeous looking bond movie I've ever seen, and this is largely due to the great Roger Deakins, the man behind the masterpiece Blade Runner 2049.

This brings us to Spectre. Spectre was directed by the same man who directed Skyfall, Sam Mendes, who later went on to direct the excellent best picture nominated war film, 1917. And just like Skyfall was, Spectre is a beautiful looking film. Sam Mendes obviously knows how to make a pretty looking movie, but how was the story? That's where the faults of Spectre begin to show. it starts off great, M has left Bond a message telling him to kill a dangerous criminal. This develops into a great mystery and the discovery of a dangerous organization called Spectre. Around the second act though, the film starts to get ridiculous in a very classic Bond type fashion. The problems begin to arise when it introduces a subplot about MI6 wanting to replace field agents with computers. This slowed the film down a lot for me, and I found myself wanting it to cut back to bond every time these scenes would happen.
To me, this movie is a perfect popcorn type movie, being very fun and rewatchable, and I really don't understand the low rating it has on IMDB. If you haven't seen Spectre yet, I would recommend you go watch it.