Skyfall (2012)

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It's been a long time since I enjoyed a Bond movie so much.

January 4, 2013 Full Review

Tom Charity

CNN.com

Top Critic

'Quantum of Solace,' was a dour, dire letdown. This picture's a substantial bounce back, and easily the best Craig Bond picture. Emotional depth and all.

November 13, 2012 Full Review

Glenn Kenny

MSN Movies

Top Critic

Sam Mendes' 'Skyfall': sleek, slithery, sensual

November 12, 2012 Full Review

Joe Baltake

Passionate Moviegoer

Top Critic

The cool accomplishment of Skyfall, 23rd in the Broccoli franchise, is that it seems a necessary, rather than mandatory, addition to the year's popular culture.

November 9, 2012 Full Review

Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Among the most ambitious imaginings of Bond to date: dark, supple, and punctuated with moments of unanticipated visual brilliance.

November 9, 2012 Full Review

Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

Top Critic

Mendes' approach to action is classical and elegant - no manic editing and blurry unintelligible images here - but what makes the movie special is the attention he pays his actors.

November 9, 2012 Full Review

Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

Top Critic

It is not the breath of fresh air that was 2006's "Casino Royale," but it is nearly as satisfying.

May 23, 2013 Full Review

Carla Meyer

Sacramento Bee

Mendes has embraced the general super-ness of Bond and taken his inspiration from the best superhero flick of recent years: The Dark Knight.

May 22, 2013 Full Review

Margot Harrison

Seven Days

For 50 years, we've placed our stock in Bonds, but never have our investments yielded the sort of windfall 'Skyfall' delivers over two-and-a-half hours of pulsating entertainment that will leave you shaken - and stirred.

May 13, 2013 Full Review

Al Alexander

The Patriot Ledger

One of the better bonds, but it isn't as good as Daniel Craig's first outing.

March 21, 2013 Full Review

Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Solicits swoons like the best Bonds ever did, even if Bond's dangerously close to decommission.

March 18, 2013 Full Review

Sara Maria Vizcarrondo

Movies With Butter

A very British Bond, and also a very personal one.

March 3, 2013 Full Review

Tom Glasson

Concrete Playground

It ought to win a prize just for reconnecting with what made the franchise successful in the first place, while also repositioning the Bond films for the '10s.

February 16, 2013 Full Review

James Plath

Movie Metropolis

Sam Mendes revitalizes the James Bond franchise with a slick and action-packed entry. Daniel Craig proves yet again why he's the best Bond yet.

February 13, 2013 Full Review

Jeremy Lebens

We Got This Covered

Bond traditions haven't just been updated -- they've been intelligently modified and rethought, giving us the franchise's inherent pleasures in a new package.

February 12, 2013 Full Review

Tim Grierson

Deadspin

Skyfall proves that a long-standing series can deliver the expected fundamentals while keeping the new films fresh and unpredictable.

February 4, 2013 Full Review

Mark Pfeiffer

Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

One of the ten best films of 2012.

January 27, 2013 Full Review

Fr. Chris Carpenter

Rage Monthly

The film serves as a trip back to the beginning of the 50-year-old cinematic legend and the promise of a golden future with Craig in the role of 007.

January 4, 2013 Full Review

Matthew Odam

Austin American-Statesman

What propels this grisly chapter is the characters' keen sense of agency.

December 31, 2012 Full Review

Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

Skyfall epitomizes what a Bond movie should be, and its director, for once, justifiably deserves much of the credit.

December 30, 2012 Full Review

Gabe Leibowitz

Film and Felt

Skyfall isn't quite a throwback to the absurd thrills of the 007 films of old, but it does inject some fun back into the franchise.

December 17, 2012 Full Review

Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

As the saying goes, you've got to shake 22 Bond films, before the 23rd is stirred to perfection. Without a doubt, this is the best James Bond movie.

December 11, 2012 Full Review

Jeff Bayer

The Scorecard Review

James Bond looks broken and weary, an embodiment of a traditional model of international spydom, the one premised on national borders, white-Western-wealthy entitlements, and excessive consumptions of alcohol, cars, and women.

December 8, 2012 Full Review

Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

I have no compulsion whatsoever in declaring Skyfall, in terms of cinematography, the best looking Bond film ever ... Action movies simply don't look like this - but ... this is no ordinary action movie.

December 4, 2012 Full Review

CJ Johnson

ABC Radio (Australia)

Sentimental touches underscore the fun and frivolity of Bond's past while relishing the brutal landscape of the modern day super-spy.

November 26, 2012 Full Review

Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

• 1. Doctor Hall: M
  2. James Bond: Bitch
  – Submitted by Rodrigo B (2 months ago)
• 1. James Bond: What makes you think this is my first time?
  – Submitted by Sam S (3 months ago)
• 1. Silva: She sent you after me, knowing you're not ready, knowing you would likely die. Mommy was very bad.
  – Submitted by Alex A (3 months ago)
• 1. James Bond: Last rat standing.
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• 1. Kincade: Welcome to Scotland
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• 1. Silva: I win.
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