What a run they've had! I'm still processing the movie but here are some bullet points:
* Cinematography and music - absolutely top level, so mesmerising
* Action - also top level, especially towards the end
* Dialogues - all the bond movies follow the same dialogue template where there is not a lot of meaning or depth but there's a very subtle wit and humour to it. In this movie they went all out with the humour, it felt so different! I know some people will love it and some people will hate it.
* Characters - lots to unpack here, but mainly I'd say that Bond's character differs MASSIVELY from the previous movies. It feels weird at times, and doesn't line up with Bond that we are used to seeing. However, even though such change didn't make a lot of sense plot wise, I was one of those people who wished more open acting from Craig, and I got it! Lashana Lynch's role was surprisingly small and I hope to see more of her because she's seriously cool. I understand that this movie was all about Craig, so I guess that's fair. I feel like Rami Malek's character could have been sooo much more! He barely scraped the surface and wasn't very charismatic.
* Plot - as with a typical Bond plot, it's a tad silly, a tad over the top, a tad dramatic. Some clichés they followed such as bad Russians and a villain covered in scars... One thing that I think needed more work in the previous movies is Bond's relationships. To me to see such a deep love to a woman based on about three minutes of screen time was unconvincing of the depth of their relationship. I almost didn't believe it and didn't believe that Bond could be, all of a sudden, so romantic and articulate.
OVERALL: really enjoyed it, such a powerful ending that all those criticisms I wrote about abobe almost didn't matter. No Bond movie is perfect, and they wear their imperfections with pride, and I'm excited to see what the next Bond chapter looks like!
* Cinematography and music - absolutely top level, so mesmerising
* Action - also top level, especially towards the end
* Dialogues - all the bond movies follow the same dialogue template where there is not a lot of meaning or depth but there's a very subtle wit and humour to it. In this movie they went all out with the humour, it felt so different! I know some people will love it and some people will hate it.
* Characters - lots to unpack here, but mainly I'd say that Bond's character differs MASSIVELY from the previous movies. It feels weird at times, and doesn't line up with Bond that we are used to seeing. However, even though such change didn't make a lot of sense plot wise, I was one of those people who wished more open acting from Craig, and I got it! Lashana Lynch's role was surprisingly small and I hope to see more of her because she's seriously cool. I understand that this movie was all about Craig, so I guess that's fair. I feel like Rami Malek's character could have been sooo much more! He barely scraped the surface and wasn't very charismatic.
* Plot - as with a typical Bond plot, it's a tad silly, a tad over the top, a tad dramatic. Some clichés they followed such as bad Russians and a villain covered in scars... One thing that I think needed more work in the previous movies is Bond's relationships. To me to see such a deep love to a woman based on about three minutes of screen time was unconvincing of the depth of their relationship. I almost didn't believe it and didn't believe that Bond could be, all of a sudden, so romantic and articulate.
OVERALL: really enjoyed it, such a powerful ending that all those criticisms I wrote about abobe almost didn't matter. No Bond movie is perfect, and they wear their imperfections with pride, and I'm excited to see what the next Bond chapter looks like!