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                                        Spectre

Genre:        Action, Adventure, Thriller

Cast:           Daniel Craig , Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes

Director:    Sam Mendes

This dreary, and thanks to the Censor chief, sex-less film has Daniel Craig’s solemn Bond shooting up the world during a confusingly circuitous route towards the ‘SPECTRE’. That, Bond fans know, stands for Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion, a global terrorist organisation encompassing almost all Bond villains.

Plot:

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre of National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6 led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of the assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot. As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks.

Monica Belluci is the oldest ever Bond girl and it’s sad that we only get a few glimpses of her. 

At two-and-a-half hours length, the film is far too long and the climax has been dragged beyond patience. It was as if Mendes wanted to give Craig the best going-away present and didn’t know where to stop. With four scriptwriters, it could also be the case of too many cooks making a mish-mash of the broth.

What's Bad?

The problem with Spectre is that right from the start, it has all it’s cards out in the open. There is no novelty when it comes to the story and we have truly seen it all. This is the second time after Skyfall, Bond’s story rides high on nostalgia and it is yawnsome. What is even more surprising is the fact that with this film, the writers convey that all of Bond’s previous antagonists come from the same terrorist organization called Spectre which was never mentioned before, thus making it a completely personal war for Bond. In spite of creating this premise that Oberhauser has always been the thorn in Bond’s story, it is unbelievable why he would not just kill James with a bullet but indulge in technological theatrics when he captures Bond the first time around.

What the plot essentially lacks is, creating a compelling drama clubbed with emotions like Skyfall. The slow-paced script gives us minimal pulsating or edge-of-the-seat moments that could have been a key for a film with a run-time like this.

Watch or Not:

Spectre promises nothing great from start and hence doesn't deliver anything either. It is neither shaken nor stirred to get you tipsy! But still, if you are a James Bond series fan, not, Daniel Craig one, then you can give it a shot(or you can wait for the torrents).

Funk'd Up Rating: 3/5

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