A flawed Bond with stellar performances, weak chemistry and subplot, with mind-blowing action. "Spectre" is a fun and entertaining action thriller in it own way.

Rating: 7/10 (29 November 2015)

SPECTRE- REVIEW
Cast: Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, and Ralph Fiennes
Produced by: Eon Productions
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Rated: PG-13
"Spectre" is the twenty-fourth Bond film in the series and is directed by Sam Mendes, also director of "Skyfall" and others. Even though Sam hasn't quite hit the mark of Skyfall with this movie, it's still very fast paced and enjoyable and is a definitely a watch for those bond fans. This is as personal Bond can get.
Spectre leads off shortly after Skyfall, as Bond is sent to Mexico and Rome by a cryptic message from the late M. He meets and kills an infamous criminal, and shortly meets his grieving wife, while finding about an organization named Spectre. The rest of the plot explains the villains and the mysterious Blofeld (Oberhauser), and how Bond is connected to all of them.
The movie starts off with a bang with a beautifully shot opening scene, with cinematography at it's best. Even though Daniel had mentioned the multiple uses of CG, it was breathtaking and you couldn't have told the difference. The opening scene is simply bizarre and deserves a standing ovation, which it did. The opening scene is a massive improvement from Skyfall, which didn't hit the jack-spot with it's action. Shortly, the villains are introduced, and their intros are just spectacular even if they weren't used to the max. The secondary villain was barely used in this movie and Bautista shows up in three scenes, scenes that the movie didn't really need. Having Bautista in this movie had no affect in the plot, and basically had a muscular henchmen feeling. Christoph Waltz on the other hand, was phenomenal in the scenes he appeared in and drew the real emotion in the movie. Lea Seydoux was very good in this movie, and had that bad ass feel in the story, that most Bond films usually don't have. And last off, Daniel. Oh lovely Daniel. They used him so well, his role was reprised very well, and was an amazing send off. This movie neatly ties back all other Craig Bond's, and spectacularly handles the weight and feeling. This movie realizes what quantity of action a Bond movie needs for it to be a Bond movie. The train fight scene is by far the best fight I have seen in Hollywood cinema.
This movie mainly suffers from the flawed plot. There was a subplot in the movie that really took away the whole action feeling at times, and really took off the focus of the real story. While moving in tension, the unnecessary plot kicks in and really draws the feeling in it. All of Christoph Waltz's work is drawn away in waste in those few solitary sub-plot moments, and the sub-plot resembled Rogue Nation's entire plot and how Q and Moneypenny are able to stop the double-O program from being "prehistoric". It gives the movie a dead-feeling that you wouldn't really want in a Bond movie. Sam Mendes tries to move the movie to a personal side of Bond, and gets as close as he possibly can. This movie admittedly relies on the Bond formula, and miserably fails when it comes to the tech and cars that everyone loves with Bond.
Lea Seydoux and Bond have this unfelt chemistry in this movie you wouldn't really feel. The comments and gestures they exchange don't really show a connection and towards the end a relationship that you wouldn't really buy or understand. This movie doesn't give enough time to explain the characters, and the real bonding between them. Their chemistry and relationship still show up as a question mark in my head, and a feeling that this movie would have been better off without a love, and isn't Bond's whole theme " Trust No One" after Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale?
The soundtrack in this movie is simply phenomenal, and really draws you in to the story (minus the subplot time). Even though the Bond music is used in the many of the soundtrack pieces, but never have I ever heard such rich music in a Bond movie. The music is captivating and takes the you into the real personality of Bond you probably haven't seen before.
Ultimately, this Bond film lacks the real emotion it really deserves. The story tries to prove many things, while doing few. One of the villains are a complete waste, and a subplot that isn't necessary are really the problems at stake right now. You might feel that Bautista could have been used more to make impact on the story, and that the story was more deep. My main issues lie on the characterization, subplot, and storytelling. Other than that, this movie is super action packed, and should not be a miss for those Bond fans. This is nowhere as good as Casino Royale or Skyfall, but tons better than the dark age of Bond, "Quantum Of Solace". More appealing to kids and young adults in my opinion. Grab your popcorn and enjoy this super action-packed awesome Bond movie.
Rating: ****.2 because expecting too much from a supreme action packed Bond movie is ridiculous.
Verdict: A flawed Bond with stellar performances, weak chemistry and subplot, with mind-blowing action. "Spectre" is a fun and entertaining action thriller in it own way.
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