2015 · action · thriller · spy
Spectre (2015)
Directed by Sam Mendes2h 28m2015
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Our read: Spectre (2015) (2015) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · thriller · spy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured action / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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