Spectre (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Belluci, Naomie Harris,
Directed by Sam Mendes
The Story:
Bond (Craig) discovers that there is a secret organization named SPECTRE that has been behind much of the assignments that he's had over the years. He works to infiltrate their headquarters and meets the mastermind, Blofeld (Waltz). However, if he can't prove anything, it is quite possible that this will not only be his last mission as 007, that all of MI6 will be taken offline thanks to technology that shows spies to be horribly outdated.
The sweeping epic reboot of the Bond franchise comes full circle as Blofeld and SPECTRE finally arrive.
Thankfully, not a moment too soon.
For me, this is the best of the Craig Bond films since the stellar Casino Royale. I was underwhelmed with both Quantum of Solace and Skyfall was an improvement, but this felt more like it.
Apparently Craig is getting bored or tired of the role of James Bond, and it's been showing onscreen for some time as his Bond is beginning to not have the ruthless edge of a killer spy, but that of a bored actor who seemingly can't believe he's making another one of these films.
I don't know, the Bond Actors club is a pretty exclusive set, and I would think most actors would love to be known for playing the role.
We'll see what happens going forward with the franchise.
Waltz said he'll come back if Craig does.
Craig seems to no longer prefer suicide to another outing as James Bond, so I guess we'll find out in about 2 more years.
Otherwise, they've cobbled together a great support team for Bond, whoever is sporting the tux, going forward.
Final Grade: B
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