Skyfall (2012)Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film, released in 2012 to mark the franchise's 50th anniversary, directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) and shot by cinematographer Roger Deakins. Daniel Craig returns as Bond, presumed dead after a mission goes wrong, who must resurface to protect M (Judi Dench) from Silva (Javier Bardem), a former MI6 agent with a deeply personal vendetta. The film grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Bond film in history at the time of release, and won two Academy Awards — Best Original Song (Adele's title track) and Best Sound Editing. Widely regarded as the finest Bond film of the Craig era and one of the best in the franchise's history, Skyfall succeeds because Mendes treats it as a genuine character study — of Bond, of M, and of the institution of MI6 itself — rather than simply a delivery mechanism for action set pieces. Deakins' photography is extraordinary throughout.Highlights Roger Deakins' cinematography — Among the most beautiful photography in the franchise's history; the Shanghai skyscraper sequence, the Macau casino and the Scottish Highlands finale are all visually extraordinary, and Deakins' use of light and shadow gives the film a visual intelligence that elevates it far above standard action cinema. Javier Bardem as Silva — One of the great Bond villains; Bardem's Silva is flamboyant, genuinely threatening and psychologically complex, with a backstory that mirrors Bond's own in ways that give the film its thematic depth. His introduction scene is one of the finest in the franchise. Judi Dench's M — The film is as much M's story as Bond's; Dench gives her finest performance in the role and the film's final act, which places M at its emotional centre, is genuinely moving and gives the franchise's longest-serving supporting character a worthy farewell. The Skyfall estate sequence — The film's climax, set at Bond's childhood home in the Scottish Highlands, is a masterclass in sustained tension; Mendes strips away the franchise's usual gadgetry and replaces it with something rawer and more emotionally resonant. Adele's title song — The Oscar-winning theme is one of the great Bond songs; Adele's voice and the orchestral arrangement by Paul Epworth give the film an immediate sense of occasion and the title sequence that follows is among the franchise's most beautiful. Disc Details Title: Skyfall Year: 2012 Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Ben Whishaw Studio: Eon Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Columbia Pictures Certificate: 12A Region: Region B (UK) Format: Blu-ray Runtime: 143 minutes Genre: Action / Spy Thriller Barcode: 5039036075060 ConditionCondition: VG/VG — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full range of Blu-ray titles. You might also enjoy our Compact Discs or Vinyl Records.
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