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Skyfall (2012)

"Think on your sins."
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πŸ‘ 85%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
🎬 86% (RT: 92%, MC: 81) ℹ️RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
2h 23m
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.3/10 (15,970 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
81
Cast
Daniel Craig as James Bond
Javier Bardem as Silva
Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory
BΓ©rΓ©nice Marlohe as SΓ©verine
Albert Finney as Kincade
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it based on 15,970 votes. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.
Overview
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack. Wikipedia β†—
Fun Facts
  • Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
  • Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Sam Mendes's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
  • The incredible score for Skyfall was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Audience Consensus

Skyfall is a 2012 British spy film directed by Sam Mendes, the 23rd official James Bond film and widely considered one of the finest entries in the franchise's 50-year history. Daniel Craig returns as Bond in a story that strips the character to his foundations β€” after a botched mission in Istanbul and a devastating attack on MI6 headquarters, Bond must confront both a personal enemy from M's past and his own doubts about whether he's still fit for service. Javier Bardem plays Raoul Silva, a former MI6 agent driven mad by betrayal who has become a cyberterrorist with a deeply personal vendetta against M, played by Judi Dench in her most substantial and emotionally complex appearance in the role.

Sam Mendes, an Academy Award-winning director previously known for American Beauty, brought an unexpected level of thematic depth and visual sophistication to the franchise. Cinematographer Roger Deakins, working with Mendes for the fifth time, created what many consider the most beautiful Bond film ever shot β€” the Shanghai skyscraper sequence, illuminated by neon jellyfish reflected in glass, and the Scottish Highlands climax photographed in stark natural light, were singled out as particularly stunning. Skyfall was released during the franchise's 50th anniversary and deliberately explored themes of aging, obsolescence, and whether institutions like MI6 β€” and by extension Bond himself β€” still have relevance in the modern world.

Adele's title song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The film earned $1.11 billion worldwide, becoming the first Bond film to cross the billion-dollar mark and the highest-grossing British film of all time. Skyfall is frequently cited as the best Bond film since the Sean Connery era.

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