Spectre

Following a cryptic message, 007 James Bond (Daniel Craig) trails back to the creator of all of his life’s pain, his arch nemesis (Christoph Waltz) atop a secret sinister organization known as Spectre. Meanwhile, a political battle is brewing in London, M (Ralph Fiennes) will have to fight to keep the British secret service active and alive, but what if it’s too late, Bond could be done for multiple reasons. spectrePlaying out as almost like a greatest hits of James Bond history, and not just the Daniel Craig years, but the whole Bond anthology, there’s little that hasn’t been done before this go round; but, that’s not to say the film is bad or uninspired. In fact, from a cinematography standpoint, the film is beautiful with impressive sequences and fantastic camera coverage, one would just hope for perhaps something new and imaginative script wise, sad trombone there, womp womp. But did I mention gadgets? Oh yes, gadgets are back, mind you reserved, but back, whew; Bond without gadgets is like a martini without an olive, still good, but missing….something. Chemistry between Craig and leading lady Léa Seydoux is sadly uninspired, but time spent with the regal and unfaltering Monica Bellucci sends sparks flying, well played 007, well played indeed. Bottom line, this isn’t top of the pile for the Daniel Craig years, nope, but it sure ain’t no Moonraker either. Go see it and enjoy the Bond references, nods and callbacks….EVERYWHERE!!! Spectre is rated PG-13.