I haven't been to many James Bond movies recently so what do I know, but...
I like the Adele theme. I've been hearing it on the radio, and liked it there. And it works well in the title sequence too.
I also liked the incidental music throughout the movie. The Bond riff, and bits from the Adele theme kept fading in, and nicely underscored the emotion of the scenes.
I've never been a big fan of Daniel Craig as Bond, but I liked him much more in this one. I think seeing more of his vulnerability and backstory helped a lot.
They did a real nice job of mixing modern Bond with vintage Bond.
I don't hate the new Q, but I don't think he comes close to the wonderfulness of past incarnations.
Stating the obvious, but Dame Judi Dench is an awesome M. A real bad-ass grandma.
I won't go so far as to say the movie ever dragged, but I felt that at 2 hours 23 minutes, it was maybe 20-30 mins too long. Cutting one action sequence, or trimming them all by a few mins, might have helped.
Two thumbs up. If you like this kind of movie, then you'll be happy.
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