The Best James Bond Film of Daniel Craig Era

Rating: 10/10 (2 December 2015)

Well, there are already a lot of reviews out there and you can check them out but I am going to explain here what I saw and my take on the movie.
Based on my score if you are one of those who hates the movie don't judge and listen to what I have to say then you may judge and if you are yet to see you may read the review as I will be avoiding spoilers.
Let's start with the opening scene, it clearly shows the James Bond we know not caring for anybody and being just an opportunist to complete his mission given to him. Well the scene is shot beautifully and introduces us the plot of the story and mainly the character of Bond right now. The theme song is forgettable but the visualization is superbly dark and surprisingly blends with the song, but the theme song is still a let down.
Moving ahead, the next part of the movie that follows is a Dr. No styled mission where he totally goes on looking for the clues albeit at a higher budget. I loved every moment of this part of the movie. The villain is showed at a very early stage of the movie but it is done in such a way as to keep the character a secret. Just a moment I will pause and tell you that I avoided all trailers and advise you to do the same because trailers give away crucial plot points that keep you in the edge of the seat in the movie, very bad call by the marketing team here. The action still exists in this part and is filmed stylishly and you will be at the edge of the seat thinking will the bad guy get Bond, it's a nice touch to keep the film from becoming slow. I was amazed to find the character development being done in this part of the movie too, there are about 2 scenes where Sam Mendes boldly shows his character as an assassin.
Now finally Lea enters into the picture and the character development is again first hand but still keeping the suspense and blending in the action beautifully and the one-on-one fight is just edge of the seat stuff. All the time with Lea the film moves on to finally answer questions that was never answered till now, what happens to Bond relationships after the movie ends, and this is the next part of the movie and starts exploring it. The film shows us a vulnerable Bond and a vulnerable villain and a really good Bond girl while answering the questions that were unanswered until now.
I loved how Bond is still human, has feelings and gets hurt and tortured like ordinary people, I loved that the Bond villain is also shown as a human even he has his feelings and he also gets hurt like normal human beings. Yes, Sam Mendes makes it clear this time "He knows what he is doing". I know that the action here doesn't consist of jumping out of buildings and stuff, but it is shown realistically as it should be and he makes sure to establish Bond as a spy and not as an action hero and I love him for doing this (Seriously, this notion faded during the Pierce Brosnan era).
Well that's my view of the film and it is very vague but it gives an idea of looking the film at a different angle rather than a action film.
Pros: 1. Lea's bond girl. 2. Daniel Craig. 3. Sam Mendes as a director. 4. Story and screenplay. (Give them credit for tying the discontinued bits of Daniel Craig era together) 5. Dave Bautista. 6. Christoph Waltz. 7. Rest of the supporting cast.
Cons: 1. Editing could have been better. (Especially action scenes, the rest were done beautifully) 2. Cinematography could have been better. (but Roger Deakins is hard to beat in that department) 3. The theme song. (One of the worst)
I would like to thank Sam Mendes for actually ensuring that the series proceeds in the right direction.
Thoughts:
I hope they don't kill Lea in the next movie. I want to see more to their character and how Bond can be domesticated. I hope the same writing team returns.