Bond film "Spectre" Delivers Action
But the great franchise is showing its age
The film starts off in typical “Bond” fashion—the suspense builds as we wait for them to reveal “007”—and, next thing you know, there he is, attempting to assassinate three men in a building from the roof of a hotel with a grenade launcher. When the building explodes and topples over one of the three men manages to survive and the chase is on through the streets of Mexico City during a “Day of the Dead” celebration.
In his fourth film portraying the iconic character in Sam Mendes’s “Spectre,”Daniel Craig returns as “007.” The film was released internationally on November 6 th 2015 and is currently ranked 15 th on the all-time box office hit list, according to, “Rotten Tomatoes,” a website where cinema critics can display their opinions.
In this opening sequence Bond catches up to the fleeing villain as he tries to escape in a
helicopter—all of this takes place in flight, a suspenseful action sequence that takes place over a massive group of people as the helicopter spins out of control. But what else would expect from a Bond film? Of course—SUSPENSE.
Other actors in the film include Lea Seydoux, who plays Dr. Madeleine Swann, and former WWE star Dave Batista as the burley thug pursuing him in the early stages of the film, and Christoph Waltz as the criminal mastermind who is the head of the global crime syndicate called “Spectre.”
In my opinion, this film was fantastic—however, it could’ve been much better in terms of
storyline. It wasn’t as dark as “Skyfall”, the 2012 Bond film, but it wasn’t as enjoyable. Don’t get me wrong, I love seeing the work of Fleming in a cinematic presentation, but we’re in an age where action movies have caused boredom. In my opinion, the James Bond franchise has been excellent in presenting action-packed movies with fantastic acting, but it’s gotten too old, and at times—predictable.
One user of the site “Rotten Tomatoes” wrote this about the film, “Most of the film plays like a
game of Connect Four, piling up and grouping together characters and schemes from Craig's last three films in vaguely related ways, in the hopes that the connections to Bond's past will bring them some emotional heft.”
Another review, from a different “Rotten Tomatoes” user, says “With a perfect blend of a
compelling narrative and breathtaking action sequences, “Spectre” marks a return to greatness for the James Bond franchise, whose past two entries had struggled to find the right mix of these two vital elements."
Daniel Craig has planned to return as Bond in one last film. What will we see next? Only time will tell.