Review of Spectre (2015) by Swirlyjoe . — 09 Aug 2016

Whereas Skyfall lovingly injected the Bond formula back into Daniel Craig's compelling portrayal of Bond as a well-dressed, emotionally armoured pugilist, Spectre tries to re-inject him back into the 007 world and demonstrates the fine line between loving and indulging something.

What begins terrifically with a sensational, giddily-sewn series of stunts and camerawork starts to give way to broad brush strokes, an enigmatic villain that holds no real threat, and slowly but very surely straining physical credulity and the audience's patience and belief.

Although Sam Mendes has brought cinematic art to Bond, a legacy of creativity that will hopefully continue to allow this unkillable spy to thrive in the future, the only tension that remains here by the film's end is waiting for it to conclude its excessive running time.