Skyfall

Daniel Craig is cementing his place as the greatest Bond in recent memory.  Admittedly, recent memory only stretching as far as Brosnan’s incarnation for many, while the majority of Bond fans will not remember the glory days of Connery and Moore.

Skyfall, a great film in its own right, also acts as a homage to the previous 50 years of the action packed franchise.  Fans of the series who can remember back as far as Goldfinger will recognise the iconic Aston Martin DB5 that features in this film.  It goes some way to show how long Bond has been been around, in that there didn’t seem to be too much recognition for the car in the screening I was at.

Daniel Craig plays Bond with the cool detachment that we have come to know and love from the character.  Craig himself described Bonds journey in this film as from a broken man and rebuilding himself.  That’s not entirely true, as the rebuilding period is glossed over and he goes from being a broken man, to the Bond of old without any real struggle.

Javier Bardem plays the villain with enthusiasm.  It seems apparent that he enjoys playing the revenge crazed Silva, as he immerses himself in the character.  He effortlessly captures the mental state of a man who attempted suicide, only to melt away a portion of his face.

This film clearly shows that some things really do get better with age