The franchise gets shaken... and stirred.
The Story:
Bond (Daniel Craig)
is back as 007. This time around he must save M (Judi Dench) and all
of MI6 from the threat of one of their own gone rogue (Javier Bardem).
Meanwhile, as things go from bad to worse for MI6, the British
Government is holding hearings on possibly dismantling
the section altogether. It seems that the spy business is a bit
outdated, so if the bad guy doesn't do it, the Brits might dismantle it
themselves.
Best. Bond. Ever?
No.
It's good.
Which for this franchise, is good enough.
The title of the film refers to the Scottish home of the Bond family, where Bond makes his final stand against the enemy.
Not everyone makes it out of the film intact and ready to film the next installment.
However
the new director, Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes) takes over as M,
bringing with him a young secretary named Moneypenny (Naomie Harris)
whom Bond will be able to flirt with.
In a cute turnabout, the franchise has gone full circle so that the M that Connery had is the same M that Craig put in the seat.
Of
course this can only mean that SMERSH, SPECTRE or whatever acronym they
devise for the bad guys in the next film can not be far away.
Don't think about it too much, it will make your head explode.
So
yes, it's nice to have the franchise hit the reset button, it's just
odd to think of the Brosnan and Craig years as the prequels.
As
for the opening song, absolutely dreadful. I cannot stand Adele, and
this theme song, as with every theme song that came after A View to a
Kill, is utter rubbish.
Academy Award winning
rubbish, but rubbish nonetheless.
Otherwise, not a bad effort from all involved. This is Craig's best outing in the tuxedo since Casino Royale.
Which
if you want to make an argument for best Bond film ever, you will have
an easier time convincing me of that film, over Skyfall.
But as we all know, Goldfinger is the best of them all.
Final Grade: B- A B+ film marred by a screechingly bad theme song! : )
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