![]() M, meanwhile, is trying to stop the efforts of his smarmy new boss, C (Andrew Scott), to shut down MI6 and replace the 00 agents with drones. Suspended by the new M (Ralph Fiennes) for his unauthorized Mexican caper, Bond goes off the grid for the umpteenth time on a mission he’s been given by M’s late predecessor (a Judi Dench cameo). ![]() Stephanie Sigman and Daniel Craig Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures ![]() Often visibly bored, he seems downright annoyed when he’s called upon to deviate from his “realistic” Bond to deliver Roger Moore-style quips - and utterly disinterested when required to fake the kind of chemistry with his leading ladies that Sean Connery managed so effortlessly. ![]() This follow-up to his hugely successful “Skyfall” brings back a grumpy Daniel Craig for his fourth (and I’d guess final) outing as Bond. “A license to kill is also a license to not kill,” M lectures his new boss in the 24th James Bond film, “Spectre.” Well, it’s not a license to bore as much as this bloated drag manages to do.Īfter a smashing opening sequence with a rooftop chase set against Day of the Dead observances in Mexico City, we’re plunged into a patchy plot (basically the same as the last “Mission: Impossible” outing) that’s little more than an excuse for random homages to the series’ illustrious past - reminding us how utterly mediocre this one is. Rated PG-13 (sanitized violence and sexuality).
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