Spectre (2015
A
cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a
sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the
secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the
terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: John Logan (screenplay), Neal Purvis (screenplay), 6 more credits »
Stars: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
A
cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to
Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and
forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret
meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as
SPECTRE. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the
Centre of National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the
relevance of MI6 led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to
help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr
White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the
daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others
cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns a
chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks.
The main problem is the bad script and dialogs and the pretentious style which tries to keep the tradition of older Bond films incorporating some not-so-witty and cliché humor and ludicrous action sequences with nothing new to offer. Planes, helicopters, cars...Well we've seen it all before and in much better executions.
Also Blofeld (or should I say BLOWfeld), despite the fact he is the King of all previous villains, seems quite harmless.
Casino Royale (2006) is far more entertaining (I've watched it again recently) and engaging. Spectre is "Meh!" in almost every department including (unfortunately) the ladies.
Thomas Newman who serves as the composer of the film, is proved to be a bad decision too. At the beginning he tries to revive the good-old 007 theme in almost every scene and the outcome is sub-par to say the least. Later he replaces the music with the same note again and again (da-da-da-da-da-da-da). David Arnold did a great job in C.R. and should have been the composer in this too (although I doubt that he could save this movie).
And what's the deal with this lame song? Unsuitable for a Bond movie or any movie out there. Same goes for the same-o same-o intro sequence. The combination of these 2 makes it look like it was made by Liberace.
Overall: The whole movie is pale like the Pale King it mentions. You most likely are going to see it anyway, but better search for it online without paying a single dime, because honestly...it doesn't worth it.