She also (shock horror) doesn’t fall into bed with Bond quite as easily as previous female leads.
The ‘Bond Girl’ played by Lea Seydoux is very refreshing and is very capable of handling herself against any enemies that get in her way. Waltz is a great actor and has the presence a villain should have. His character’s significance is shrouded in mystery for most of the film and Waltz relishes in this. Christoph Waltz makes a wonderful entrance not once, not twice, but three times. Q and Moneypenny provide Bond with perfect support and prove they are independent characters in their own right, not simply Bond’s little minions. Ralph Fiennes is a very convincing M who isn’t afraid to step from behind his desk and show his mettle. Craig in his fourth outing is very comfortable stepping into his now well-worn Bond shoes. Who knew the day would come when a Bond would actually get some semblance of a character arc? But then the Bond we see in Spectre is not quite the same Bond. The one on the train in particular is outstanding but perhaps lacks the grit and brutality of Casino Royale fight scenes. Although sparser than in some films, when the action scenes do happen, they are lengthy, detailed and well-choreographed. We literally get action sequences on planes (helicopters), trains and automobiles. The set-pieces and action sequences are spectacular. But that’s what we love about Bond isn’t it? Bond is by definition glossy, stylish and attractive. This is most apparent during a funeral scene where James Bond and the rest of the mourners just seem to turn into a mass walking advertisement for Tom Ford. Everything about this film is highly aesthetically pleasing. Even the opening title sequence with its recurring octopus motif is a feast for the eyes. It has unrivalled locations from the fantastic ‘Day of the Dead’ parade in Mexico, to a car chase through the streets of Rome, snowy Austrian tundra and a scenic train ride through the barren plains of North Africa. Spectre is simply a beautiful looking film.
Bond has a lot of battles to fight before he can drive off into the sunset in his DB5 with his Bond girl. A new age of British intelligence has arrived and the question is, does Bond have a place in it? This film explores Bond’s own past and eventually brings him face to face with a man from his past that has been lingering on the fringes of Bond’s life from the very beginning. With the ‘00’ program under threat from new management, Bond is very much working independently from M, Q and Moneypenny. In this respect, Spectre isn’t technically a standalone movie, it’s a bookend to Craig’s career as Bond.
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Characters long forgotten gain significance once more as we delve into Bond’s past as everything comes full circle. Bond in this outing seems to be quicker with the quips and the even more tongue-in-cheek action sequences and car chase scenes seem to reference the days of Connery and Moore’s Bond.īut it also closely references what has come before with regards to Craig’s previous Bonds. It seems to be referencing what has come before even more closely than even Casino Royale and Skyfall.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this movie but I realise that people have had mixed feelings towards Spectre, which was very different from the rest of Craig’s Bonds. If this is the case, the man that successfully helped reinvent the franchise again could not have wished for a more fitting end to a genuinely impressive run of high quality Bond films.
Much like Skyfall went back to the ever elusive James Bond’s roots this film also explores Bond’s past and neatly ties up all of Daniel Craig’s Bonds with a nice big bow should, as is rumoured, this be Mr Craig’s last venture as Bond. Beautiful cars, ladies, locations and stunning action set pieces. Spectre is filled with many things you would now expect from a classic Bond film.
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