Fans will love it but won't convent any new ones.

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2015)

I don't exactly watch a lot of James Bond and I'm not a big fan of spy movies usually so when I took my seat to watch the latest James Bond feature I didn't really have high expectations. It has been extremely popular at the theater I work for, drawing larger crowds than I have seen there before, so I figured it might be worth while to see. The opening scene, set during Day of the Dead, is awesome. The visuals are really cool because everyone is dressed in elaborate costumes. James Bond himself, looks ever more mysterious and handsome as a masked skeleton. I was excited as I watched the beginning scene and the opening theme, which replaces the Adele song from Skyfall with some random Sam Smith song, which was decent I guess. The introduction to the movie is dark and creepy. Is this typical of Bond films? I have no idea I've only seen two. Honestly it really haunted me and I wasn't really a fan. It was very unnerving. The rest of the movie was fine but I had to fight hard to keep myself from falling asleep. This is less of a reflection of the movie and more of an idea of how tired and under caffeinated I was. However despite the action I could barely keep my eyes open. My main issue with the film is more connected to Skyfall where the "Bond girl" reveals that she was a victim of human trafficking moments before Bond appears uninvited in the shower with her. The scene makes me sick just thinking about and I couldn't shake that moment from my memory as I watched Spectre. Later discussing the movie with a friend I mentioned I had only seen two Bond films and she remarked, "That's okay. They're all exactly the same. Different helicopter, different bomb, same thing." So I guess I'm not missing anything. People who are already Bond fans will probably love it, people who hate Bond will continue too. One or two people may be convented to fans but this film is not a game changer. My rating is three and half out of ten. Please note that this is a reflection of my personal opinion, not paid for or influenced by any company affiliated with the movie Spectre and that, while I am a proud employee of a national movie theater chain the views and opinions expressed on this blog are mine and not necessarily a reflection of the company where I work. This review appeared on my blog.