From the action-packed opening scene in Turkey to it's heartbreaking finish somewhere in the United Kingdom, Skyfall is two and a half hours of pure entertainment unlike any other James Bond movie that you have seen.
Oscar winning director Sam Mendes of American Beauty is the right man to helm Bond into the 21st century. After rebooting the series in 2006 with Casino Royale with Daniel Craig as 007 and a disappointing Quantum of Solace in 2008, Skyfall stands out as the best among the three with a story that is more personal to the main character and sets up the stage for more movies in the franchise in years to come with new characters and deviating from a typical James Bond film.
Judi Dench (as M) is the Bond girl in this film and is given more ample time than any other films that her character was in due to the fact that when secret agents of MI6 began to disappear and getting killed at the same time, her mother figure comes out to protect 007 from an enemy never before seen: cyber terrorism in which gadgets and technology can also be used as weapons of mass destruction. This is one of Dench's best performance in her stellar and I dare say better than some films in which she was nominated for an Oscar.
And speaking of gadgets and technology, the film also introduces us to the new Q (Ben Whishaw), a younger college baby-faced looking one compared to past two ones in the role: the late Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese and unlike in the previous films in the series, Q does not provide flashier gadgets for Bond to use and he is more of an computer whiz rather than an inventor.
No Country for Old Men's Javier Bardem also continues his streak of playing bad guys with bad hair as Silva, a former MI6 agent gone rogue. Over the top with his looks and dialogue, the Spanish actor gives Skyfall a memorable villain. Ralph Fiennes is also in the cast as Mallory, a government official that us moviegoers won't be seeing the last of him.
With Daniel Craig, two Oscar winning actors (Dench and Bardem) and a two time nominee (Fiennes), Skyfall is an actors showcase that compliments the action scenes and exotic locations that the Bond series is known for.
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