B IS for Bond, B is for brilliant. Skyfall, the 23rd instalment in the world's favourite spy movie series, goes back to the franchise's roots and is possibly the best Bond flick ever.
Unlike its predecessor, the Quantum of Solace, Skyfall returns to the basics of good versus evil. It also boasts great pace and action, with rich plots that twist at every turn.
While we will always debate whether Bond was best embodied by Sean Connery or Roger Moore, there will be broad agreement that Skyfall is up there as the greatest depiction of 007.
It's also likely to be the most commercially successful in the franchise's 50-year history. This Bond is darker than those that came before and for the first time offers some real characterisations.
We see Daniel Craig, returning for his third go as the super-suave spy, as we've never seen him before.
He's a man whose age is catching up with him. He is grumpy, questioning his own mortality and haunted by his past.
This time, too, Judi Dench enjoys a more central role as M. We see a whole new side of her that will shock many audiences.
There's plenty of retro references to Bonds of the past.
Instead of an eccentric old Q in a lab coat talking exploding pens and watches, we have a youthful Q (played by Ben Wishaw).
And the classic Bond villain makes a spectacular return in the form of Silva, played by Javier Bardem.
He delivers a Hannibal-Lecter-style portrayal -- albeit as a sadistic blond camp guy plotting to attack the very centre of Bond's world.
And, yes, there are the mandatory love scenes with the Bond girls.
Sam Mendes, not known for action films, had Bond fans howling with disappointment when he was brought in to direct.
But the general consensus is that he has recaptured the true character Fleming set out to portray. He shows a flawed hero in a very gritty way.
It's a triumph, with the Bond of old taken to a new, intelligent level. Five stars for Bond brilliance.
View the trailer here.
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