Is the world moving on from James Bond?

Spectre - Film - 2015

- 24 films 
- 6 James Bonds 

Has the world finally grown tired of suave super spy?

Spectre is the 24th film in the franchise with it being Daniel Craig's fourth outing as the spy. All of Craig's Bond films (Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall) all tie in with Spectre. Spectre uncovers the man behind the mirror (or organisation in this case) Skyfall raised the bar for Craig and Spectre crashed and burned. 

Despite it being the wrap up to the previous three films there was no tension. No amazing reveals. No new information. Boring action. Rubbish acting. Too many cliches to count on your hand. Pointless use of a villain. Predictable... the list goes on and on, the bottom line. Spectre did not deliver. 

Sure, Spectre had everything you expect from a Bond film: a villain, a pointless sex session, some killing/explosions, a pretty Bond girl, an epic theme tune and the line "shaken not stirred" but has all this just got boring now? 

The action was mediocre, he was in a big military base "Oh action" I hear you say... Wrong! There was a few bullets fired and an explosion with him walking out with not a scratch on him. 

Sex scenes were dull, predictable and boring. 

The whole story was meant to be wrapped up here and it was just a let down. You would think the head of this organisation Spectre would be evil beyond words. He (or she) would be willing to do everything and anything to bring down the mighty James Bond. Do you want to know the reasoning behind the whole organisation? Because his daddy took Bond skiing instead of him. Boo frickin hoo. Four films have been based on the revenge plot of a spurned boy. I'm sorry but that is not believable, it is rubbish and a complete let down to the films. If the main villain had to have a vendetta it should have been Bond killed someone or something with a bit more to it than just "Your were a spoilt child" 

Oh and the cliches every other line was a cliche that you just sat thinking "After this they are going to have sex" - it was just dull. 

It was obvious during the film that Craig was not interested. He made it clear to the media that he no longer wanted to play James Bond and it showed. His acting was stiff and unemotional. Some of the major scenes that could have been more, weren't out of what seemed pure laziness. Fair enough if you don't want to play a role anymore but, you still have a job to do. 

Having said all of this, it was not the worst of the Bond films but I just feel with all the actions movies out. New spy movies coming. James Bond is getting old. Every film is the same because that's who the character is. 

This film had the potential to be 100% better. The acting could have been better by Craig taking interest. The story could have been better especially, with the use of the villain. This film did not live up to expectations. 

6/10 

It was mediocre but when I watched it the second time around it didn't seem quite as bad. If you are a die-hard of these films then I am sure you will be in your element. If you are looking for an original action spy movie, move on.