Review of Spectre (2015) by Ahnehnois — 06 Nov 2015
On the good side, it is the second most expensive film ever made, and it looks like it. The cinematography is gorgeous, and Thomas Newman clearly had fun writing this score.
On the bad side, the actual events that are being filmed aren't that interesting. The Bourne-style action and ruggedly humorless Daniel Craig characterization are more than a little tired, as is the series of references to Bond tropes. It isn't a great showing for the supporting cast either; Christoph Waltz and Monica Belucci might seem like casting coups, but they're both wasted, and Lea Seydoux is of course very, very pretty, but her character's archetypically fickle and irrational Bond girl behavior feels increasingly out of touch in a gritty 2010's movie.
Plot holes abound, the henchmen have the level of marksmanship you'd expect, and you'll wonder what kind of intelligence agency builds a massive prominent headquarters out of glass. None of this is really outside of the Bond ouvre, but it's getting tired. It's a fun movie at times, but it's trying to be realistic, unrealistic, and tongue-in-cheek all at the same time, and that just doesn't work.
This review of Spectre (2015) was written by Ahnehnois on 06 Nov 2015.
Spectre has generally received positive reviews.
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