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    Skyfall (2012)


    "Some men are coming to kill us. We're going to kill them first."

    When a computer hard drive containing the identities of undercover agents is stolen, MI6 is reeling.  Soon their base is bombed and the culprit begins unveiling the undercover MI6 agents.  They move the base underground, and M (Dench) is under pressure from Gareth Mallory (Fiennes) to retire.

    Meanwhile, M sends James Bond (Craig) back into the field to find the hard drive and who is behind it.  With gadgets from Q (Whishaw) and backup from field agent Even (Harris), Bond heads to Shanghai to stop Patrice (Rapace), the mercenary that stole the hard drive.  But when the threat is from M's past, can Bond set aside his personal feelings and get the job done.


    Skyfall marks the 25th James Bond film (if you count the 1967 comedy spoof of Casino Royale and the unofficial Never Say Never Again... otherwise it is the 23rd official film) and the 50th anniversary of the series.  The film was delayed during the MGM financial crisis, but was ultimately worth the wait.

    Daniel Craig continues to portray a darker / grittier Bond.  This is Craig's third Bond film (Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace), but is not a sequel to those films.  Craig is joined by Judi Dench, who has appeared in 7 Bond films.  Since Craig took over the Bond role, the character of Q has been absent.  But they decided to bring the character back for this film, with a remodel: making him young and a hipster.  The new Q is portrayed by Ben Whishaw.  The film also introduces two other recurring characters, which are revealed at the end of the film (and I won't spoil it for you).

    Another solid James Bond film.

    Skyfall (2012) 143 minutes
    Rated: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking
    Director: Sam Mendes
    Starring: Daniel Craig as James Bond
    Javier Bardem as Silva
    Judi Dench as M
    Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory
    Naomie Harris as Eve
    Berenice Marlohe as Severine
    Ben Whishaw as Q
    Ola Rapace as Patrice
    Rory Kinnear as Tanner
    Albert Finney as Kincade

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