After Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig plays the role of the most famous British agent with legendary composure, James Bond, for the third time. Skyfall begins like any respectable James Bond movie. A chase through old Istanbul, by car, motorcycle, excavator, or train, nothing stops this super-athletic James Bond (whether anyone likes it or not). Nothing stops him, or so it seems…
After a failed mission, 007 returns to M, who is in trouble. An attack within MI6, a secret file gone missing, the British spy service is seriously called into question. James Bond will face a new kind of enemy, a computer genius. A villain played by Javier Bardem, astonishing and terrifying in this role. Peroxide hair, tics, uncontrollable spasms: a perfect enemy, driven by revenge.
For the 50th anniversary of this saga, the British agent seems nonetheless more troubled, more psychological, overwhelmed by a painful past. A tendency that strongly reminds us of Batman in the latest installment, The Dark Knight Rises. Do our heroes need a break?
However, even if James Bond seems to be reflecting on himself, as does director Sam Mendes on this character, everything suggests that he is not as “outdated” as it may seem. Indeed, the return of Eve Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw), respectively M’s secretary and the head of the MI6 research and development section, suggests that 007 will soon be back on our screens. A sequel confirmed by the signing of two new episodes by actor Daniel Craig. Daniel Craig, who is cited as one of the best James Bonds, a statement confirmed by Roger Moore himself (who played James Bond seven times in the cinema).
