SummaryIn Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. [Columbia Pictures, MGM]
Directed By:Sam Mendes
Written By:Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, John Logan, Ian Fleming
Skyfall
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Universal Acclaim
81
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7.6
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Nov 5, 2015
100
Despite the very real threat and the personal stakes and the grim weight given to things, director Sam Mendes manages to pay sophisticated, sincere homage to the conventions that define the Bond series while remembering that one of the things that makes the series such an enduring presence is fun.
Nov 8, 2012
90
The great success for Mendes and Craig, however, is that while Skyfall obviously has a great fondness for the past, it's not trapped there. It also anticipates Bond's future. In this immensely satisfying movie, so do we.
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7.6
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Apr 26, 2026
10
Greetings from Lithuania.
"Skyfall" (2012) is one of the best James Bond movies ever made. For me, it ranks together with "Casino Royale" (2006 version of course) as the best James Bond entries. After the messy but still somewhat enjoyable "Quantum of Solace" they really packed the punch with "Skyfall". In front and behind the camera were masters of their craft. Cinematography by the legendary Roger Deakins was amazing. Screenplay by heavyweighters John Logan and Neal Purvis is more straightforward and accessible this time around with some funny and clever writing through the whole film. Directing by Oscar winner Sam Mendes was very good - this is a highly controlled and constructed film that grabs ones attention from the get go and never let go. The Bond villain portrayed by Javier Bardem is one of the more believable, memorable and creepy ones in long and colorful history of Bond villains. And then there is the incredible music with cherry at the top Adele's "Skyfall" which rightly won Oscar as the best soundtrack of the year and it is easily ranks as the best James Bond opening songs as of 2026 - it will be hard to top it for years to come.Overall, "Skyfall" while having intriguing story but full of plot holes, still is one of the few best Bond films ever made. As of 2026, it is easily one of my favorite ones. Great film.
Jan 21, 2023
10
After a lot of thought, I believe THIS is the best movie of the 2010s. It should be held up highly to other films like Pulp Fiction, as it is a movie that was able to create something so monumental from a genre that had seemed to be completely rinsed of ideas. If any spy movie from the past century is revered in the coming decades, this movie should be it. Quite the anomaly considering the time it came out was all about sell-out movies like Pacific Rim and even its prequel, Quantum of Solace (which is definitely a dud), but the tone of the movie was able to encapsulate an intense mood so foreign to Western media that watching it is definitely like breathing in fresh, musky, rainy English air after seeing it's sequels (which, like Quantum of Solace, miss the mark). The stand-out roles aren't even Daniel Craig (although he is great), but the supporting cast like Judi Dench, Javier Bardem and Ben Wishaw that make the movie so alive and gripping. 10/10 Can't see James Bond ever returning to such a high-point, when every good thing a future 007 film could do was done here.
Nov 8, 2012
88
Ultimately Skyfall is rooted in tradition - and in British soil. A pastoral drive to Bond's boyhood home (in a kind of car that will delight purists) opens the gates to some psychological background, and given the true-love subtext of "Casino Royale," it's not surprising that there's an emotional payoff here.
Oct 14, 2012
83
Best of all is the bad guy. Javier Bardem was always a tantalizing choice to play a Bond villain, and his Silva is a terrific creation, and certainly the most memorable villain in the series in decades.
Oct 22, 2012
80
Though a notch below "Royale," Skyfall follows that reboot's lead, making a now 50-year-old icon as cool as when he began.
Nov 7, 2012
70
As much as it's open about its paranoia of the new, Skyfall's fatal misstep is its slavish hewing to event-movie trends. Like this summer's Spider-Man, Batman, and Avengers movies, Skyfall seems to exist primarily to set up the events of subsequent films.
Nov 7, 2012
50
These are truly tedious stakes for an action movie. The franchise isn't worried about world safety. It's fretting over whether to start wearing Depends.
Dec 19, 2022
10
Due to MGM's financial troubles, the public had to endure a lengthy four-year wait for the release of the subsequent 007 movie, but the wait was more than worthwhile when SKYFALL eventually arrived. It's clear that the production team put a lot of time and effort into creating what might be the best Bond film in a long time. What I witnessed wasn't simply a movie; it was an experience.
Oct 1, 2021
6
Som characters were annoying. Judi Dench is ugly as always, Eve is like wonder woman in the beginning, so the feminism is obvious. I didnt like Javier Bardem also, he is a typical villain you ve seen so many times already. And the news Q is an arrogant kid...
But there are some things I liked: The action is not so much over the top. Daniel Craig is great like always and Judi Dench is finally gone.
Aug 22, 2021
6
“Skyfall” is one of the better Bond movies? Yes, that is a question mark. I hated this movie. Watching people have ear piece conversations does not ramp up the tension of a scene, it just **** all the personality out of the conflict. Seriously, the plot made no sense. The only reason I am giving it a passing grade is because it was competently shot to where I didn't feel like I was watching one big CGI fest. I give it a C, if you've already seen the best, but you insist on watching a movie, try this one out.
Production Company:
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Columbia Pictures
- Danjaq
- Eon Productions
- Anka Film
- B23
Release Date:Nov 9, 2012
Duration:2 h 23 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:The past becomes the present.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
IGN Summer Movie Awards
• 4 Wins & 8 Nominations
