Skyfall is jolly good fun. Great chases. Lots of stuff gets exploded. Plenty of gunshots. A couple swell-looking babes. The bad guy is the same guy who played the bad guy in No Country for Old Men so right away you know he’s a really evil dude. The plot is more interesting than the usual bad guy seeking world dominance (but still, in this kind of movie, the plot is just there to connect the action scenes). For a chunk of the movie, Bond is plugged in, being helped out by phone. That reminded me of guys you see in grocery stores talking on their blue-tooth devices while they shop. “Um, there are four different ones…which one did you say you want?. Oh OK, got it”. Ah, but the message is it is the bad guy who is the master of the plugged in world. We learn that at heart, Bond is old-school, remaining in the shadows.

I think this film does a great job of reinvigorating the Bond franchise. Maybe it’s the best one of the whole bunch.  If you’re in need of a stylish, fast-paced, action romp, go see this one. I’ve never been a big James Bond fan, but I had a great time watching this movie.