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Spectre (2015)
Directed by Sam Mendes
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Overview
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Rated PG-13 | Length 148 minutes
Actors
Daniel Craig | Christoph Waltz | Léa Seydoux | Ralph Fiennes | Monica Bellucci | Ben Whishaw | Naomie Harris | Dave Bautista | Andrew Scott | Rory Kinnear | Jesper Christensen | Alessandro Cremona | Stephanie Sigman | Tenoch Huerta | Adriana Paz | Domenico Fortunato | Marco Zingaro | Stefano Elfi DiClaudia | Ian Bonar | tam williams | Richard Banham | Pip Carter | Simon Lenagan | Alessandro Bressanello | Marc Zinga | Brigitte Millar | Adel Bencherif | Gediminas Adomaitis | Peppe Lanzetta | Francesco Arca | Matteo Taranto | Emilio Aniba | Benito Sagredo | Dai Tabuchi | George Lasha | Sargon Yelda | Andy Cheung | Erick Hayden | Oleg Mirochnikov | Antonio Salines | Miloud Mourad Benamara | Gido Schimanski | Nigel Barber | Patrice Naiambana | Stephane Cornicard | Gary Fannin | Sadao Ueda | Phillip Law | Wai Wong | Joseph Balderrama | Eiji Mihara | Junichi Kajioka | Victor Schefé | Harald Windisch | Tristan Matthiae | Detlef Bothe | Bodo Friesecke | Wilhelm Iben | Noemi Krausz | Noah Saavedra | Francis Attakpah | Michael Glantschnig | Marlon Boess | Marie Wohlmuth | Lili Epply | Konstantin Gerlach | Lara Parmiani | Umit Ulgen | Amra Mallassi | Ziad Abaza | Walid Mumuni | Derek Horsham | Nari Blair-Mangat | Michael White | Adam McGrady | Nader Dernaika | Pezhmaan Alinia | Judi Dench | Kim Adis | Steve Barnett | Romeo Visca | Taylor Murphy
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2021 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| 11/08/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
Perfectly fine James Bond movie. No, it’s not great or close to CASINO ROYALE but then again most Bond films aren’t. This fits somewhere between QoS and SKYFALL I suppose however I’m not a hater on QoS and not that crazy about SKYFALL. Admittedly I haven’t seen either of those since their release. CASINO I have revisited. How many Bond films feature a scene on a train? A car chase? A gadget watch?
I really enjoy how the movie shifts from location simply to give fan service to the locations and less to service a well designed plot. Does the house have to in secluded location in Austria? Does there have to be a Spectre meeting in Rome? It’s just good fun to see beautiful places so exquisitely captured on film.
I was entertained despite the mediocre story that seems to lack real stakes (oh, the “double O” program is getting decommissioned, you say? Oh, the evil organization is finally exposed?). The entire security / surveillance thing is silly given how much is already captured today DID ANYONE SEE FURIOUS 6???? This plot is on par with the one from QoS in its stakes.
It all doesn’t matter because the movie works for me. Could be the constant throwback to Bond of old however that was a bit too much wink wink by the end. What did ring through was Daniel Craig’s demeanor; he even looks like he’s tired of portraying this character. His line delivery is flat and it looks like he’s just hitting a mark and going through the motions. Compare to the man in CASINO that was proving to the world he was the right fit for Bond.
I won’t care if EON let’s him out of his contract for a new Bond. I do hope they keep this new cast around him who have a good energy about them. I like Monica Bellucci in this but wish they had given her more to do than be a trophy wife. I’d love if they somehow made her the villain in the next Bond.
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