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Skyfall (2012)

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92

Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 291
Fresh: 268 | Rotten: 23

Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best 007 films to date.

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Average Rating: 8.3/10
Critic Reviews: 49
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 4

Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best 007 films to date.

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Movie Info

In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. -- (C) Official Site

PG-13,

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Ian Fleming, Robert Wade, John Logan, Neal Purvis

Mar 11, 2013

$304.4M

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Critic Reviews for Skyfall

All Critics (291) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (268) | Rotten (25) | DVD (3)

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

January 4, 2013 Full Review Source: CNN.com
Tom Charity
CNN.com
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'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 Source: MSN Movies
Glenn Kenny
MSN Movies
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Sam Mendes' 'Skyfall': sleek, slithery, sensual

November 12, 2012 Full Review Source: Passionate Moviegoer
Joe Baltake
Passionate Moviegoer
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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 Source: TIME Magazine
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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Among the most ambitious imaginings of Bond to date: dark, supple, and punctuated with moments of unanticipated visual brilliance.

November 9, 2012 Full Review Source: The Atlantic
Christopher Orr
The Atlantic
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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 Source: Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
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One of the better bonds, but it isn't as good as Daniel Craig's first outing.

March 21, 2013 Full Review Source: Cinema Sight
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 Source: Movies With Butter
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
Movies With Butter Source: Movies With Butter

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

March 3, 2013 Full Review Source: Concrete Playground
Tom Glasson
Concrete Playground

Skyfall is a crushing bore. My Bond is not some whiny, emo, wall gazing, beer drinking "tough guy." My Bond loves women, has cool gadgets, a hot car that does neat things, beats the crap out of people.

February 20, 2013 Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

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 Source: Movie Metropolis
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 Source: We Got This Covered
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 Source: Deadspin
Tim Grierson
Deadspin

I lump this head-scratchingly beloved Bond flick along with The Dark Knight Rises as the most inexplicably overrated movies of 2012.

February 10, 2013 Full Review Source: OK! Magazine
Phil Villarreal
OK! Magazine

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 Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

One of the ten best films of 2012.

January 27, 2013 Full Review Source: Rage Monthly
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 Source: Austin American-Statesman
Matthew Odam
Austin American-Statesman

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

December 31, 2012 Full Review Source: Projection Booth
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 Source: Film and Felt
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 Source: eFilmCritic.com
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 Source: The Scorecard 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 Source: PopMatters
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 Source: ABC Radio (Australia)
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 Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

This makes the list of truly great 007 films alongside the list of Goldfinger, Thunderball, Live And Let Die, Licence To Kill, Goldeneye and Casino Royale.

November 26, 2012 Full Review Source: The Standard
Matt Neal
The Standard Source: The Standard
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Not at all what I expected, although with Sam Mendes at the helm it does make sense. It's the re-invention of re-inventions, God knows Bond has been through a few in recent years. I think this time though they got it right and it was a long time coming. Casino Royal was a misfired attempt at an idea that Quentin Tarantino touted and quite frankly, they should have let him have a go. Instead they played it safe and it was boring. Same goes for Quantum of Solace which was even more boring, I can't even remember what happened it was that forgettable. Skyfall has re-invented the idea of Bond, what is his point in this day and age you ask, well Skyfall tells you, it makes him relevant again. It also touches on him as a character as well, I'm not sure he really needed a back story, although Flemming does touch on it in his books. He's quite a dark character when you look at his history, they wisely avoid this though in Skyfall. Bond has shown his venerability before but never so much so as he does here, frankly I didn't like it but they just about get away with the cliche of the washout returns to form. The real re-invention here though is actually (and quite unashamedly) a return to what Bond always was. (Doh!). I've heard people say that it was the only thing they could do to avoid spending a massive budget, indeed this did feel like credit-crunch Bond but again I'm not sure past Bond budgets have been justifiable. *Spoilers* Basically, Bond isn't redundant in the modern technologically dependent world because computers etc can be manipulated, you need a man on the ground, you need the man in the shadows, the ruthless killer and ladies man of the Flemming novels. Q is back, toned down a bit but still he's back, as is Miss Money Penny (brilliantly reintroduced). Then we have M. No more being bossed around by a Women eh! Not very PC but in their defence Money Penny is now Black! *Sarcastic wink*. Also, and this really did surprise me (although it was probably common knowledge by now) M is a man again! Break out the cigars and Brandy, he's even got a leather door! Bond, very much back then. A brave move, even though it felt like they had to do it to save the franchise, either way, good move. Maybe now we can start to forget all about that invisible car...
April 25, 2013
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October 13, 2012
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Skyfall Quotes

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    1. Doctor Hall: M
    2. James Bond: Bitch
    – Submitted by Rodrigo B (41 days ago)
    1. James Bond: What makes you think this is my first time?
    – Submitted by Sam S (52 days 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 (2 months ago)
    1. James Bond: Last rat standing.
    – Submitted by William C (2 months ago)
    1. Kincade: Welcome to Scotland
    – Submitted by Rodrigo B (2 months ago)
    1. Silva: I win.
    – Submitted by Terry K (4 months ago)

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Horrible movie, almost walked out. 7 hours ago 13
Skyfall the worst Bond film yet. 2 days ago 276
This movie didn't suck...because sucking requires some effort. 2 days ago 83
Rank the Bond films 3 days ago 1

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