This one starts with a bang. There’s a chase scene right off the bat in Istanbul, including cars, motorcycles, and a train. Later on there’s action in London, Shanghai, Macáu, and Scotland. Bond, as always, is a traveling man.

At the heart of this film, the very existence of MI-6′s Secret Service is threatened. There are those who that think old-style espionage has gone the way of the dodo. “M” is determined to fight them every step of the way.

Skyfall delves into the background of both Bond and “M”, filling in the bits and pieces and giving some of the motivation behind what makes these characters tick.

There are plots within plots within plots. In other words, a pretty standard Bond story. And the ending is heart-rending.
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