Skyfall Review


Skyfall has been an awaited movie by all James Bond fans....And here it is with all fanfare and getting all required attention....Possibly just like people await for 'Apple Products' quite similarly they await for the next bond movie....You don't need to market it , people find it when its releasing and when you go to the multiplex you will find people flocking to the theaters...But like all products even a movies business depends a lot on its 'WOM'....
So here we were in an already crowded theater waiting for our turn to be entertained by Bond.....As the theater goes dark and bond makes an entry the first 10 minutes were just superb with a chase sequence on motorcycle which was outstanding....We were convinced that the movie is going to be awesome....Finally the chase comes to an end and the movie starts....Rest 2 hours were complete opposite as opposed to the starting 10 minutes.....What was most surprising is the script which was highly predictable and had no 'Bond Moments' in it.....The movie hardly had any action worth seeing and hardly any Bond Gadgets were used in this series....Overall everything that you expect from a Bond Movie i.e. Thrill, Action, Chase, Twists N Turns were found missing throughout the story....It looked like as if this part was made for a smooth transition of 'M'....

'Skyfall' looked like a out n out Bollywood action drama with a predictable storyline....

Not impressive at all going by Bond Legacy is the verdict.....

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