Skyfall Delivers... But....

OK... full disclosure... I LOVE the James Bond franchise.  In my opinion... the best Bonds in order: Connery, Craig, Brosnan, everyone else! That being the case, I'm coughing up the money whenever a film comes out because you really have to see Bond on the big screen and in this new film, "Skyfall" delivers... almost to a tee.

First, you know the formula, so you know what to expect and you just want it done well each time and in this film, they did it well again.  From the opening set up sequence to titles to the overall plot and a good bad guy.  There is also a respect given in this film to the new and future to the past and honoring the Bond franchise which I respect and appreciate.

The film looks great, the sound track is spot on, especially Adele's theme song which will rank up there with some of the great all-time Bond themes.  Daniel Craig looks great, some times a little too flawed for my liking, but I understand why they've tried to make him a little more human.  And while there are a lot of very beautiful woman, call me sexist... Bond still isn't macking on them the way Connery use to back in the day.  A little more sex is OK for me.

The biggest issue I have with this film is I believe it needed to be tightened a bit. Like a bridesmaid wearing spanks at a wedding, I want this bad boy to look, feel and be a little smoother.  I think you could probably chop out about 30 minutes from this film and make it flow a little better.

Oh and this film is totally gadget-light!  Come on guys, there is one really cool car, but that's a blast from the past and has been done already.  We need more and more gadgets!

All in all, you're not going to be disappointed if you're a Bond person when you go see this.  If you're not a Bond person, this is a good entry level film although some of the inside nods to previous Bond films might go over your head, but won't detract from the film.

Catch the film before it heads out of the theaters... you'll thank yourself afterwards!