Film Review: James Bond : Spectre

 Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Cert: 12A

Director: Sam Mendes

Screen writer: John Logan (screenplay), Neal Purvis (screenplay), Robert Wade (screenplay), Jez Butterworth (screenplay), Ian Fleming   ... (characters)   

Starring: Monica Bellucci, Daniel Craig , Léa Seydoux , Christoph Waltz , Ralph Fiennes , Dave Bautista , Andrew Scott , Naomie Harris , Ben Whishaw , Stephanie Sigman , Neve Gachev , Rory Kinnear , Daniel Stisen , Jesper Christensen , Ruolan Zhang 

Running time: 148 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: Bond will have sex with at least one woman in the film. The scene wouldn't be graphic, but it may only be something implied, a few brief seconds, or a slightly longer love making scene.

Passionate kisses are likely to be seen with Bond and three other woman.

The opening sequence is likely to have silhouettes of naked women.

Violence & Gore: Expect similar violence to Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall. 

Profanity: Expect similar profanity to Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall.

There are a couple uses of 'shit', 'bastard' but no strong language. 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking:There are several scenes where Bond is seen drinking, none where he seems overly intoxicated.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Spectre, under the direction of Sam Mendes, appears to be darker thematically than other Bond films and would likely have jump scares.

The SPECTRE organisation itself would most likely have an upsetting tone and Waltz's character could be quite intimidating compared to previous Bond villains.

A character may become deformed during the film, which would most likely be disturbing and pushing the PG-13 criteria. 

Story: A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6 led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks

Likes : First of all im gonna have to give this a mixed review, as it has some good point but also bad point which is a same because this story has alot of familiar aspects in the bond universe.

The film dose start off pretty solid as we see bond walking through mexico city on the day of the day with a beautiful woman in toe, clear on the way to get a mission done.

'Spectre' will definitely appeal more to those who were fans of the original films in the franchise, most notably 'You Only Live Twice' whose inspiration brings back one of the famous villains to ever face Bond. Director Sam Mendes has since seemed to take a new direction on Craig's series of films and led away from the gritty, thriller aspect that 'Casino Royale' and 'Skyfall' had,  instead propelled the movie into a action spectacle,

full of beautifully orchestrated stunts, stunning cinematography and non-stop explosive action. The locations are stunning, the score is exhilarating and the cinematography from Hoyte Van Hoytema is dazzling. Léa Seydoux is incredible beautiful in this film give the bond franchise another beautiful bond girl with a great performance she pulls off the strong but vulnerable characters of a daughter of the former villain from casino royale.  

Christoph Waltz playing the villain that once you here the name you will straight away recognise, he play a charismatic bond villain dose it well, along with Dave Bautista who done an awesome performance as the bond villain henchmen perfect role for him to play, he dose it well.

Daniel craig awesome performance as bond again, hopefully this is not his last film as he good as bond but we will see in the future weather he will return.

After Skyfall & casino royale,  Spectre has a lot to live up to and, while it doesn't quite reach the same heights as either Casino Royale or Skyfall, its enjoyable film to watch but fall short of a brilliant film.

Dislikes : Here the problem this film had when you continue a story based continuity from the other films the film tens to fall in to the trap of losing itself & becoming boring, not that spectre was boring but its was lacking the action that balances the film out.

Spectre feel to much like Quantum of Solace where the story is slow the lack of action make it feel off it story which is a shame because this is one of the pinnacle stories in the bond franchise, but because of the lack of action it make the film to over slow & slightly boring with the story when it could of had a bit more action to balance it out.Sadly this bond film was a little meh!!!!

Overall : Great story, brilliant casting, story let down but lack of action.

Rating: 4.3 out of 5 for entertainment / 6.7 out of 10 for pinnacle story of the franchise