Tag: Skyfall

In Skyfall, Q’s flippant response to Bond regarding the now apparently taboo “exploding pens” was nothing short of disappointing. I almost screamed at the movie theater screen: “WHY NOT?!” We could’ve at least gotten an explanation as to why this… Read More →

Silva’s introduction and rat story in Skyfall is pretty epic. It’s an underrated sequence that unfortunately gets lost in some of the other distracting elements of their time in his compound, particularly the contrived William Tell apple shot sequence and… Read More →

Secret agent identity lists have become a familiar crutch in the spy genre, and Skyfall opens by leaning heavily on one. While M’s urgency with this line is justified, the repeated reliance on compromised NOC lists in spy movies feels… Read More →

Javier Bardem delivers a committed and technically strong performance as Silva in Skyfall, yet the character itself never fully resonates with me as a top-tier Bond villain. While Bardem avoids completely echoing his amazingly chilling portrayal of villain Anton Chigurh… Read More →

In Skyfall, Silva exposes the extent to which M has manipulated Bond’s return to service by concealing the results of his evaluations. Bond fails both his medical and physical assessments and even scores lower on his marksmanship test, dropping from… Read More →

Skyfall opens with one of the franchise’s most gripping starts of a pre-title sequences by immediately asserting confidence and momentum. The blurred silhouette of James Bond emerging to a thunderous orchestral cue is pure cinematic iconography, followed by a sharp… Read More →

Bond’s decision to kidnap M in Skyfall stands out as one of the film’s weaker moments, largely due to its implausibility. The sequence is further undercut by Bond’s exchange with Q, where the talk of complex “breadcrumbs” and cyber-tracking is… Read More →