Rating of
1/4
Skyfall's flaws (SPOILERS)
Alice C 92 - wrote on 11/24/12
Ok so I'm not trying to be a hater here but I must say that I was very disappointed by this movie! It was the worst of the Daniel Craig/Bond movie for several reasons.
1. Character construction: In this movie we see a new James Bond, vulnerable, lacking self confidence and with many issues. James Bond's character has been famous for being fearless, cocky and ready to do anything. Already at the very beginning of the film we see a James Bond being an alcoholic and doing nothing with his life! Really James Bond being wino??? Moreover when he takes the tests we find out that he is unfit. How is it possible that Her Majesty's best spy is unfit? I understand that they are trying to portray Bond from a different perspective but there is NO other perspective, he is 007, he is the best spy!! We find out about his past and how it still deeply affects him, which is understandable but it was too much drama added with being unfit for being a spy and an alcoholic!
2. Reverse villains: Javier Bardem is what saves the movie! In manners of acting he's just above everyone else in the movie and thats why you end up sympathizing with him. At the end I didn't want him today because he strongly believed what he was fighting for (differently from Bond) and I ended up understanding his motivation. M turns out to be the ultimate villain and her death was the only deserved one!
3. Bond girls: Bond girls have been one of the most famous traits in Bond movies but what happened in this one? The Bond girl Severine (Bérénice Marlohe) died after 10 minutes and her role was pretty much useless, no real emphases on the women like it used to be. Also I found really peculiar was the choice of dialogue concerning the homosexual implications, not that there is anything wrong but Bond's character is renown to be the ultimate ladies man!
One last point was the Intro, I don't know what happened there. With all the money they had they could have made a better one, it seemed the intro for the Addams Family!
Really disappointing movie, I give it 1 star just because Javier Bardem was brilliant and made the movie watchable.
