Spectre

Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux(Dr.Swann), Ben Whishaw(Q), Naomie Harris(Moneypenny), Dave Bautista(Mr. Hinx), Andrew Scott(C), Monica Bellucci(Lucia),Ralph Fiennes(Gareth Mallory) and Jesper Christensen(Mr. White)
Director: Sam Mendes
Genre: Action, Thriller, Adventure




This film lives by its genre, clear entertainment!




You may look forward to:

• Daniel Craig never been presented as sexy before. He is not just a man of style and courage, but also a big time womanizer :) He delivers you an action packed movie at every step, less dialogues more on delivery. Certain combats and car chases are mind blowing. The insight towards Bond's personal life which attaches strings to the current world threats tried giving the role of Bond a touch which is larger than just an agent. It took time sinking in Daniel Craig as 'Bond', but he earned it
• Sam Mendes delivers as promised. The first half of the film is very engaging, right from the Bond films customary first scene - Mexico, the Day of the Dead, the sets and celebrations are  really grand and not something you would see every day. The action sequence on the chopper is crazy awesome, it lives upto the hype talked about. He presents some breath taking locations of around 5 countries from around the world, just awe inspiring back drop and BOND! I personally loved the credit scene in the beginning of the film too
• Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Ralph Fiennes are the very important positive characters of the film, that are big time supports to Bond
• Dave Bautista and Andrew Scott are the parallel villains, they do a regular job
• Monica Bellucci and Jesper Christensen, are the neutral supports to the film. Monica Bellucci is still hot! :)

What you can sleep over:

• Christoph Waltz feels pretty cliche for a bad man. The same old funda of trying to control the world, doesn't make him look any extra ordinary villain
• Léa Seydoux as the 'Bond Girl' doesn't exactly fit in right. I remember her from 'MI: Ghost Protocol', she can be so much more than just an arm candy whom Bond has to save. She is under utilized

The dampeners you should be aware of:

• Where the movie fails the expectations of its viewers is that this is not anymore a standalone franchise who sells movies highlighting life of a secret agent :) When 007 was launched, there were not many movies featuring 'Secret Agents', unlike today- you've plenty of them, and more or less now it requires a series like 'Avengers' which releases larger than life like characters with interconnected stories more often, staying fresh in the mind of its viewers. Even though they show the same cliche stories, they are still a hit, while Bond is slowly getting lost in the shadows. Nevertheless, this film is still a piece of thrilling entertainment, and is a good watch in the theaters for all the action sequences
• Although, for all the viewers who like films uncut, beware there are many scenes censored out for the heat of the context, in India :P

My Rating: 3.5/5 (Worth for the action scenes)

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