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2h 17min
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Synopsis:
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing 'M' to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, 'M' (Judi Dench) is left with one ally she can trust: Bond (Daniel Craig). 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
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Directors:
Producers:
Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Writers:
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Others:
Thomas Newman, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell, Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers, "Skyfall" song; Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth, Stuart Wilson, Stuart Baird, Roger Deakins
Aka:
James Bond: Skyfall
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Thrillers
Collections:
2013, A Brief History of Galleries and Museums in Film: Part 1, Action & Adventure, All the Twos: 1972-2012, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2025, Bond Villains: The Brosnan-Craig Years, Bond Villains: The Moore/Dalton Years, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, The Best of James Bond Films, A Brief History of Film...
Awards:

2013 BAFTA Best Music

2013 BAFTA Best British Film

2013 Oscar Best Sound Editing

2013 Oscar Best Music Original Song

BBFC:
Release Date:
19/04/2013
Run Time:
137 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BBFC:
Release Date:
18/04/2013
Run Time:
137 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/11/2019
Run Time:
137 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.39:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (6) of Skyfall

The baddie has the megalomaniac power of a turnip and the girls the seducing power of limp lettuce - Skyfall review by RP

Spoiler Alert
10/03/2013

When I saw this at the cinema I thoroughly enjoyed it. But watching it now at home I felt slightly disappointed...

Where is the glamour? Where is the excitement? Where are the under-dressed Bond-girls, the over-the-top baddies, the gadgets, the not-so-subtle one-liners, the exotic locations?

This latest Bond is missing just about all of these: it's more down-to-earth, in fact somewhat more down-at-heel, and despite its large budget looks as if it was made on a shoestring. There are some awful props and effects with the MI6 HQ explosion being the worst and baddie Silva's roomful of compute-power running it a close second. The characters are a bit wishy-washy with Javier Bardem exuding the megalomaniac power of a turnip, and the two love interests (the Eve Moneypenny and Severine characters) the seducing power of limp lettuce.

And the story is hardly original either. A list of agents is stolen, putting them in danger. Err - haven't we seen that many times before?

I also disliked the obvious product placement (VW-Audi, Heineken, Omega etc). The 'real' Bond doesn't drink lager from the bottle, let alone in bed - Bolly or better for that, surely.

This is Daniel Craig's third Bond film and while his characterisation revitalised the franchise in 'Casino Royale' the two later films have been less good. It must be tricky keeping the stories fresh after so many films (what is it, 25?) so I understand the problems, but Mr Craig is already starting to look a little past his prime :(

If I'd rated it after seeing it in the cinema I'd have given it 4/5 but having seen it again it's down to 3/5 stars. Not bad, but regrettably not excellent.

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Is this really James Bond? - Skyfall review by WP

Spoiler Alert
14/03/2015

If you are used to classic Bond movies you may find this film hard to swallow. Is it Daniel Craig's fault - no he's doing the best he can with a script that gives him no cool one liners or that comic wit so apparent in other Bond films. The girls aren't there either, nor those amazing gadgets, and worse still Bond loses his cool and gets angry - he never loses his cool, not Ian Flemings Bond anyway.

I wonder what Fleming would think of it? Maybe it's time to drop the Bond tag.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

A masterful, spectacular & extraordinarily moving masterpiece - Skyfall review by Timmy B

Spoiler Alert
25/08/2023

I love this film. It is a wonderful, moving & action-packed movie, but more than anything, for me it is quintessentially a James Bond film. Bond is show to be fiercely patriotic & loyal, plus also vulnerable. Not since Die Another Day have we seen him beaten up, exhausted & jaded. But as he starts to get back to who he was, the screen just lights up & the joy you feel is the reason why, for so many people, there is no substitute.

Amusingly, one reason why Skyfall also works is because it is the only film of the series which in no way tries to tie itself in to the shadowy organisation which is first introduced in Casino Royale & then attempted to be fleshed out in Quantum of Solace. This is a truly standalone Bond film & is all the better for it.

And it starts as it means to go on: a shadow appears in the distance, then there is the almost deafening blast of the iconic Bond chords. Sat in the IMAX watching this, immediately it grabbed me & the message straight away, loud & clear was "Bond is back." In the space of 10 minutes, we see Bond desperately chase, with a car & motorbike, then on top of a moving train, a mercenary who has stolen highly classified files. The mission goes awry & Bond then vanishes, spending months in an island paradise drinking the bars dry & bedding beautiful women. However, a terrorist attack in London then draws him back to his home country & tracking down the mastermind behind it all.

This film has everything: a fantastic script, beautiful cinematography from Roger Deakins, a perfect score from Thomas Newman & theme song by Adele, incredible stunts & note-perfect performances. I mean, the list just goes on. And it is so welcome & brilliant to be able to sit in your seat & be totally swept up in everything that is going on, especially as the story & themes become much more personal. As much there is the real-world element to this & every Bond film (in Skyfall, it is mainly hacking/destroying high-value or important targets,) it becomes much more about James Bond himself & particularly his relationship with M.

Central to all of this is Daniel Craig. This is, even though Casino Royale is my favourite film overall, his best performance as Bond. Having 2 films under his belt (one spectacularly successful, the other average at best,) here you feel that he is much more comfortable & confident in the role. He really has grown into the skin of Bond & never for a second did I doubt any part of his performance. Judi Dench is also, as you would expect, incredible. Having been M since 1995 with Pierce's 1st film, here she is in many ways given her meatiest role in the 007 series. As you would expect, she delivers everything you could want & more. Alongside her, we get the return of Q, Ben Whishaw perfectly filling the shoes of Desmond Llewellyn after a long hiatus.

And then there is Javier Bardem as Silva. With a shock of blond hair & an extremely eccentric/camp persona, you almost dismiss him at first, even as he tells a fairly repugnant story in his opening monologue. But you underestimate him at your peril. He is totally ruthless, vain & evil, valuing only himself & prepared to destroy everything to get what he wants. He matches Craig toe-to-toe in dramatic tension & stakes.

Then we come to the ending. Again, no other Bond film makes you actually FEEL so strongly & emphatically the raw emotion which is shown on screen. As the final credits rolled, I felt every type of joy imaginable. I loved this film & it still saddens me to this day that despite trying, Bond has never again reached the heights it scaled here. This is James Bond, one of the greatest action heroes ever created, in one of the best films in the series.

Nobody will ever do it better.

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Critic review

Skyfall (aka James Bond: Skyfall) review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso

Bond is back, literally. Presumed dead for three months England’s finest spy 007 returns to save the boss and mentor that ordered his death from an ex-spy disillusioned by his treatment and the failures of the British government to protect him in the field of duty.

In his third appearance as James Bond Daniel Craig once again brings class and intensity to the screen, helping this most recent imagining of Bond become that much darker and grittier, whilst the storyline manages to walk that thin line between complex and gripping.

Without giving too much of the story away Bond returns from a brief hiatus to discover that a terrorist is targeting MI6 and its leader M (Dame Judi Dench), despite a rather unsettled relationship between them Bond takes it upon himself to protect M, as you would expect this involves a beautifully flash car, some rather exciting weaponry and a very suave way with the ladies.

What I have really enjoyed about the more recent Bond movies is the way in which they have managed to re-instil a sense of seriousness and believability into the characters and stories, for some time the Bond movies became a bit camp, predictable and just a little bit silly. Skyfall in particular has managed to pull itself back, almost acting as a re-reintroduction to the Bond franchise, replacing and reviving characters and bringing the series crashing, albeit stylishly, into the 21st Century.

The reflections on the old and the new is an inherent part of the Skyfall story and as a theme perfectly compliments the overall mood of the piece; the film successfully utilizes intelligent and tongue-in-cheek humour to make cracks at all things past and out dated whilst simultaneously casting a light on the wasteful and harmful social tendency to discard anything deemed too old in a culture of constant invention and development.

Couple this with an absolutely stunning cast and some fantastic – yet not over stated – visuals and effects and I could honestly call Skyfall the best action-drama film I’ve seen in years.

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