New Delhi:
'Spectre' seems to be a film made while 'James Bond' was cruising on a holiday in Mexico, London, Rome, Austria and Morocco. Like many locations used, this new offering by Sam Mendes seems misplaced between Bond's womanizer reputation and passion for action.
Daniel Craig, who is performing for fourth time in the series, looks dapper and stylized. But unfortunately, his old reputation of being a killing machine, a sharp player and most orgasmic charisma seem to be forced in Spectre's passionate scenes and apparently breath-taking action scenes.
'James Bond' series is loved for the new age cars and their technologies; but disappointment also rules here. Bond rides Aston Martin DB10 with Jaguar C-X75 following him for almost five minutes in a movie of 148 minutes length that too with no ammunition; car chase is so cold that it can put North-pole to shame and may provoke 'Fast and Furious' fans to commit suicide.
Interestingly, 'Spectre' features Daniel performing action on almost all possible transportations including helicopter, plane, train, boat and car. And that may be the reason focus was always shifting.
With one asset failing, it becomes a necessity for the other to perform and save some respect. Bond girl - Madeleine Swan – struggles to save it either.
Lea Seydoux as the new Bond girl seems faded in comparison to the predecessors. This can also be called as one of the worsts chemistry ever developed in a Bond movie.
SPOILER AHEAD
The film starts off well on an inspiring and intriguing note with a visual treat to set expectations high. In Mexico City, on the Day of Dead, James Bond tracks some terrorist activities being planned. He shoots the planners, blow up their building and escapes death only to land up fighting the criminal inside a helicopter over the town square. The whole sequence is striking, electrifying and thrilling; but after that nothing measures up to it.
Bond is on a secret mission to hunt the organisation responsible for killing his close ones. His leads take him to the terrorist organisation 'Spectre' and its creator Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz), who also owns his personal grudges from the time of Skyfall, is a man believed to be dead in avalanche. His father helped raise Bond after his parents died.
Christoph Waltz as the villain is not as bad as a baddie should be in a Bond movie, he lacks persona. Though he tries to torture Bond with his needle machines but the overall act tortures audiences more and leads to a blast both in mind and screen.
Director Sam Mendes, who had once given movie like 'Skyfall', returns to present a tonal mismatch to the 24th Chapter of the James Bond Series, resulting in presenting the dullest movie of the series.
Final Verdict:
Overall the film is a romantic thriller with a good cast but lacks the lustre and adrenaline rush of a 007 film. Blame it all on the bloated plot at a meandering pace. Watch it only for Daniel Craig’s killer looks as rest stays poorly expressed.
