Skyfall
Academy Award × 2
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When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
What critics thought
Skyfall is broadly acclaimed as one of the best entries in the Bond franchise, with Sam Mendes drawing particular praise for grounding the series in character and emotion without sacrificing spectacle — Roger Deakins' cinematography and Daniel Craig's performance were near-universally singled out. The main fault lines were over the final third, which several critics found lost momentum compared to the film's bravura opening, and whether the decision to probe Bond's backstory amounted to genuine depth or sentimental indulgence.
“Skyfall is pretty much all you could want from a 21st Century Bond: cool but not camp, respectful of tradition but up to the moment, serious in its thrills and relatively complex in its characters but with the sense of fun that hasn't always been evident lately”
Kim Newman·Empire
“dramatically gripping while still brandishing a droll undercurrent of humor”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“opulent rather than outlandish and insistently, progressively low-key”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“the bold decision to open Bond up – to probe at the character's back-story and raise a toast to his relationship with M”
Xan Brooks·The Guardian
“the badinage is often perfunctory and Bond is as usual captured too easily and too easily escapes”
Philip French·The Observer
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Mendes
StarringDaniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris
ComposerThomas Newman
Skyfall
Academy Award × 2
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.
What critics thought
Skyfall is broadly acclaimed as one of the best entries in the Bond franchise, with Sam Mendes drawing particular praise for grounding the series in character and emotion without sacrificing spectacle — Roger Deakins' cinematography and Daniel Craig's performance were near-universally singled out. The main fault lines were over the final third, which several critics found lost momentum compared to the film's bravura opening, and whether the decision to probe Bond's backstory amounted to genuine depth or sentimental indulgence.
“Skyfall is pretty much all you could want from a 21st Century Bond: cool but not camp, respectful of tradition but up to the moment, serious in its thrills and relatively complex in its characters but with the sense of fun that hasn't always been evident lately”
Kim Newman·Empire
“dramatically gripping while still brandishing a droll undercurrent of humor”
Todd McCarthy·The Hollywood Reporter
“opulent rather than outlandish and insistently, progressively low-key”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“the bold decision to open Bond up – to probe at the character's back-story and raise a toast to his relationship with M”
Xan Brooks·The Guardian
“the badinage is often perfunctory and Bond is as usual captured too easily and too easily escapes”
Philip French·The Observer
Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorSam Mendes
StarringDaniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris
ComposerThomas Newman
Rent/Purchase