... This picture, directed by Sam Mendes, contains some crucial elements that are all too frequently lacking in the average action movie.

Full Review | Aug 28, 2023

Roger Deakins makes every inch of the screen drip cinematic beauty with eyegasmic wide shots and mind-blowing lighting, making this the best-looking Bond flick ever. Phenomenal acting all around.

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jul 25, 2023

Everything is perfectly orchestrated. With Skyfall the path to franchise is once again blazed. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 12, 2023

Thematically, it reminds audiences that, despite a healthy serving of both ups and downs over the years, this 50-year-old franchise remains something that can still, on rare occasion, surprise us.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 21, 2022

I’m now officially a Bond fan and “Skyfall” only cemented that.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 25, 2022

[Skyfall] celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the franchise while also confidently launching it into a potentially intriguing future.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 19, 2022

It’s a terrific Bond by any measure, smart and sinewy, filled with memorable action and inventive set pieces, and a significant improvement over the previous film.

Full Review | Aug 19, 2022

The filmmaking presents a gorgeous exhibition that features stunning aesthetics and enthralling action.

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | May 27, 2022

It's a testament to the classic character in the sense that no matter how much the world changes around him, Bond's still got what it takes to get the job done and probably won't lose that fire anytime soon.

Full Review | Feb 11, 2022

Skyfall is an immeasurably satisfying Bond film. Sumptuously photographed and terrifically executed, the film is a perfect valentine to the world of 007.

Full Review | Oct 2, 2021

Skyfall is an anniversary film and delivers on every note.

Full Review | Sep 30, 2021

This chapter does so much right.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 25, 2021

I do enjoy most of Skyfall, it has some great set pieces and a charismatic villain but some pacing issues hold it back for me. Still better than Quantum of Solace at least!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 22, 2021

The film blended those new impulses with the franchise's old flourishes so well...

Full Review | Jul 28, 2021

In Sam Mendes' hands, this entry in the series spreads around its share of rubble and destruction, too... but it's also adept at exploring the meaning of the Bond character, both as a conceit and an individual.

Full Review | May 6, 2021

It's also the first time anyone notices the cinematography in a Bond movie. Shanghai & Macao never looked better. Misty Scotland, backlit by burning mansion is perhaps second best this year, losing only to another Scottish movie, Wuthering Heights.

Full Review | Feb 28, 2021

The latest in 007's adventures is so far removed from the super spy's typical assignments that it often feels like only a hollow shell of the iconic hero.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/10 | Dec 2, 2020

Ben Whishaw is a blast as the nerdish gadget dude who keeps Bond well equipped.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 23, 2020

Skyfall in a nutshell - respecting the past and yet ensuring that Bond lasts for another 50 years.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 16, 2020

The most personal Bond story since "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".

Full Review | Original Score: A | Jul 14, 2020