Hi Peeps
The names Walker, Neil Walker and my mission is to review the latest James Bond film, plus the last with Daniel Craig as Bond.
The film opens in the past as Safin played by Rami Malek hunts down Mr White who has gassed all his family and left him scarred for life. He kills his wife but takes pity on the girl who turns out to be Madeleine Swann played by the gorgeous Lea Seydoux.
Flash forward and Bond is enjoying retirement with Ms Swann but feels the need to visit the grave of Vespa who was his other true love. At the grave he gets injured as it gets blown up by Spectre. After a great chase scene he sends Ms Swann away on a train as he thinks she's involved.
Another five years go by and there's a robbery at a top secret laboratory which houses a deadly DNA specific virus run by nanobots.
Bond is asked to investigate by Felix, his old CIA buddy but it goes wrong as Spectre try to kill Bond again but are infected themselves by Safin. Felix is killed and Bond goes back to MI6.
With the help of Q, they track the remaining viruses to an island where Safin is harvesting it. He has also kidnapped Ms Swann and her daughter, which turns out is Bonds.
Bond rescues his ex and daughter but has to stay and open shield doors so incoming missiles can blow the place up. He fights with Safin who shoots Bond a few times severely injuring him. He also infects Bond with the virus so he can't see his daughter or Ms Swann again. Bond kills Safin but knowing he can't see his beloved or daughter again and being unable to flee the incoming missiles, rings them to say goodbye and is obliterated by the bombs! Yes Bond dies at the end!
Obviously more than the above happens in the film as it's nearly 3 hours long but that's the main part of it.
And yes Bond dies at the end.
We waited till the credits rolled to see if he would pick up a glass of Vodka Martini, but it just said James Bond will Return! How?
Overall - a mix bag. It is clearly a continuation of Daniel Craig's other Bond films and ties them up in a mini arc, separate to the Bonds of old. With slight nods to the classics but clearly it's own story. Casino Royale was his early mission becoming 007 then the rest in-between till this one.
MGM or Amazon will reboot it again even more separate to the classic films and the Ian Fleming books.
It was quite engaging with plenty of action and set pieces, plus great scenery. The acting is good and Daniel Craig puts in his best performance as Bond with more emotions. It is an end of an era sadly but Bond has entertained for 60 years. It will be interesting to see how they go from here.
No Time to Die - he fucking did though!
Bels Score - 8/10
My Score - 8/10
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