It's not perfect, but it's good enough. Great, even.

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 2015)

I'll start off by saying that it's truly a Bond movie worthy of its reviews: you either hate it or love it. For Bond fans, it's an ideal send-off to a beloved actor who played Bond better than anyone. For anyone else, it's probably a long, full of action movie, but borders on mediocre to good.
Cutting right to the chase, Spectre has elements that I loved from the first 10 minutes into the film. The music and cinematography are top notch, evident of Sam Mendes' skills at the latter occupation. Especially, the orchestral score is probably the best out of all Bond films Craig has played into. Spectacular photography as well, it really captured the beauty of every place 007 visited.
Speaking of 007, and contrary to everything that has been said, I believe Daniel Craig played his best version of Bond yet. He seemed to finally get completely into the shoes of Agent 007, and he delivers his lines with a suave and easy way that was somewhat missing in previous movies. If that is truly his last Bond movie, then he has left it in a wonderful tone.
Along with Craig, the rest of the cast were meant to play their respective characters. Ben Whishaw as Q is delightful, and I am really glad his role was expanded. Ralph Fiennes doesn't need to be introduced, as he plays MI6 boss M with the authority and respect his experience grands him. Naomi Campbell might be the most sympathetic Moneypenny yet. Christopher Waltz as... well as Bond's rival is as sadistic and ruthless as you'd expect him to be, and Dave Bautista seems only too happy to participate in a Bond movie, with great success. Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci both play their roles perfectly, but my kudos to Monica: her love scene with Craig is the most erotic I have ever seen.
The only thing that bums you down from the flashing car chases and the realistic fight scenes is that the movie drags on too much. 1/5 of it could have been included in Quantum of Solace, and would have given that movie more depth and make this one's plot much better told. In the end, the 2 & 1/2 duration slow the pace down, and results in a somewhat bleeding of the plot: scene climaxes that give place to slow paced scenes of traveling, for example. If the 1/5 I mentioned earlier had been cut, the plot would be much more enjoyable and easy to follow, and it wouldn't have taken anything from the overall story whatsoever.
All in all, I give it a 8, or 8.5 because of the brilliant performances and cinematic elements, like the score and photography. If you ask me, I'll definitely watch it again.