Not the big movie many were hoping for, not the big failure most are pointing at: a top form Daniel Craig and engaging story makes Spectre a worthwhile spectacular Bond movie.

Rating: 8/10 (5 November 2015)

Having seen it today, it's known that Spectre ties the entire Daniel Craig era as James Bond into one complex web so I think it's obviously useful to take a look back and compare each film in a quick fashion.
Casino Royale: The reboot of the franchise. A fresh start, so as fresh we get the movie. Probably the best and most spectacular James Bond film ever made until now. We get just one glimpse of Craig as Bond and we immediately fall in love with the character.
Quantum Of Solace: Many consider this abysmal, but I consider it as a build up of the new and contrived direction taken by Bond whose sole sin is to fall short to Casino Royale. It's interesting, violent, Craig stills bringing a complex and likable Bond and it's never less than entertaining. There were worse Bond movies.
Skyfall: The one that changed the rules of the game and made Bond coming to a groundbreaking level rather than a formula-tic entertainment. From its captivating style in direction and camera, going through its incredible photography and arriving to its amazingly small (but epic scooped) story of broken hearts and sinister revenges the movie has it all and has grown becoming a high-mark (or holy grail like other reviewer pointed) for the saga alongside Casino Royale (and even better for some who call it the best Bond ever produced).
And then, we finally arrive to Spectre And Spectre it's good as a Bond movie (so a remarkable movie in terms of entertaining that could rank high enough this year) but fairly disappointing to living up the standards from "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall". The reasons it's good: +The gun-barrel finally comes back at the start and sets the tone of a true Bond feeling movie. As well all the nods are welcomed. +Best prologue of Craig's era, full of suspense and gut-wrenching action. +There's a cameo from an important character of Bond past movie that will make your day. "The dead are alive". +The rhythm is devilishly fast delivering character development alongside frenetic action and thrills. Even when it looks like talkative it never drops. +There was a lot of talk about the massive budget of the movie. Well it 's worth the expensive cum. +Craig is stunning as ever as Bond. He qualifies as the best actor portraying the famous spy. All actors and every era have led to him. +The first half of the movie (up to the excellent train fight) is pure awesomeness. +Seydoux has a really emotional bow as new Bond girl if she doesn't make us forget Eva Green at all.
The reasons it's disappointing: -Waltz, one of highlights of the movie since its pre-production, is sadly downhill from the second half of the film (his motivations are interesting enough and revealed in real Bond nemesis fashion but he lacks true menace by himself). -The story is repetitive at some points (is Bond relevant at present time? & Bond is in dangerous love – from Casino Royale / Bond childhood and expanded past – from Skyfall) and even absurd at others (why Oberhausser hates Bond and his arguments against him). -SPECTRE's menace in this movie is more a shadowy MacGuffin than an attack to stop (or a not so terrifying one if we count the "Nine Eyes" program) as the film emphasizes more their involvement in all the previous Craig's films rather than building up a giant plot with them. -The ending, even being really adequate, is really lackluster in deliver an emotional impact such as "Casino" or the heartwarming feeling of "Skyfall". -We need more of Bellucci.
So we have a Bond film that really smells like a classic Bond but that privates us of having real surprises, emotions or thrills beyond the Bond genre. While it's a joyful celebration of how well Bond franchise know about entertaining, it doesn't reach any groundbreaking level nor represents a possible competitor against other outings from other franchises (for me, I really found M:I-Rogue Nation much more fun and likable) and it's predictable.
Not a failure by any means, not a masterpiece. Enjoyable Bond flick, manages to be up with some of the most remarkable and it's one of the most fitting releases from 2015.
Ranking Craig Bond films: -Casino Royale / Skyfall – 10 (I need both at the top). -Spectre – 8 (Great, but could have been a bit more). -Quantum of Solace – 7 (The violent Bond sequel that doesn't look like a Bond movie and that's why is so "special").
Rating Bond eras: 1ºDaniel Craig (4 outings ?) – 8,8/10 (If he does another one, must be very bad to lose his winner charm as the best Bond and having the most consisting series). 2ºSean Connery (6 official outings) – 7,8/10 (Had a truly golden era with his first five movies, mostly at the same level of greatness, but had to fail miserably with "Diamonds are forever"). 3ºTimothy Dalton (2 outings) – 7,5/10 (More a pair of outings than a true era, Dalton deserved more installments and a better recognition being able to shine almost as bright as Connery). 4ºGeorge Lazenby (1 outing) – 7 (One movie, but what a movie! A shame that he wasn't at the same great level on his performance). 5ºPierce Brosnan (4 outings) – 6,2/10 (The Bond with I grew up deserved a much better two final movies, even Brosnan will be always one of the most confident Bonds –alongside Connery and Dalton- and his "Goldeneye" one of the best Bond movies EVER). 6ºRoger Moore (7 outings) – 5,9/10 (Has the biggest number of appearances but the most are not married with the top quality, while Moore brings comic air and lovely charm to the role his movies are only brilliant in two occasions: "The spy who loved me" and "For your eyes only").