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Thankfully, one area where the movie isn't lacking is the music by Thomas Newman, who returns to Bond duties following the Oscar-nominated Skyfall.
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Even so, with a tonally confused story that veers haphazardly between jokes and seriousness, plus a series of climactic reveals that fail to resonate as effectively as they should, there is a distinct sense of it lacking both the visceral danger and emotional heft of Skyfall and Casino Royale. With a starry cast also including Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear, plus luxurious cinematography from Interstellar's Hoyte Van Hoytema, there's no denying Spectre is worth every penny of its enormous $300m budget. On his quest, Bond will come into contact with Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) who may ultimately help redeem his life of violence. Butting heads with the new M (Ralph Fiennes), whose '00' program is on the verge of being closed down by supercilious new security chief C (Andrew Scott), Bond goes rogue on a global search for the mysterious Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz), with whom he shares a deep-seated personal connection. With esteemed American Beauty director Sam Mendes back at the helm, the story kicks off with a spectacular sequence set during Mexico's Day of the Dead festival in which Bond trails and ultimately executes a notorious figure in the employ of the eponymous criminal organisation. Undeniably overshadowed by its superior predecessor Skyfall, which expertly mixed humour, action and a thrillingly emotional look at the world's most famous secret agent, Spectre takes a somewhat more frivolous, flippant approach to Daniel Craig's Bond, throwing back to the tongue-in-cheek campery of Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. Proving once again the 007 franchise's ability to endure across the generations, 24th Bond movie Spectre has shattered box office records in spite of somewhat middling reviews.
