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FINALCUT<br />
French Twists<br />
“The Returned” continues<br />
to unfold its mystery<br />
in richly atmospheric<br />
fashion. p.116<br />
Executech<br />
GorillaPod, GoPro Hero 4<br />
and other small cameras<br />
suit your fall photography<br />
needs. p.120<br />
My First Time<br />
Norman Lear was part of<br />
a wave of L.A. comedy<br />
writers who moved East<br />
in 1950. p.122<br />
‘Burnt’ Sienna<br />
The Steven Knightscripted<br />
chef drama<br />
doesn’t whip up<br />
anything new. p.108<br />
FILM REVIEW<br />
GUY LODGE<br />
Spectre<br />
DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes<br />
STARRING: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz,<br />
Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes<br />
dead are alive” are<br />
the very first words<br />
printed onscreen in<br />
“The<br />
“Spectre,” the 24th<br />
and far-from-last<br />
James Bond adventure. It’s a statement<br />
that could be viewed as a preemptive<br />
spoiler, a sly double-bluff or a swaggering<br />
boast from a death-defying franchise<br />
that, following the soaring success of<br />
“Skyfall,” couldn’t be in better health.<br />
Sam Mendes’ second consecutive Bond<br />
outing passes its physical with flying<br />
colors: Ricocheting from London to<br />
Rome to Morocco across action sequences<br />
of deliriously daft extravagance, the<br />
pic accumulates a veritable Pompeii of<br />
mighty, crumbling structures. What’s<br />
missing is the unexpected emotional<br />
urgency of “Skyfall,” as the film sustains<br />
its predecessor’s nostalgia kick with<br />
a less sentimental bent. A wealth of<br />
iconography from the series’ founding<br />
chapters is revived here, making “Spectre”<br />
a particular treat for 007 nerds, and<br />
a businesslike blast for everyone else.<br />
Spectre-cular B.O. awaits, though it<br />
remains to be seen whether “Skyfall” is<br />
the limit.<br />
The crossover success of that previous<br />
movie places “Spectre” in a tricky<br />
returning position three years later. The<br />
franchise may have been a consistent<br />
performer over 53 years, but never before<br />
has it been saddled with the prestigepic<br />
aura the new film is now expected<br />
to meet. With Mendes’ tony cachet once<br />
more in place , and a hefty if not entirely<br />
justified runtime of 148 minutes, “Spectre”<br />
outwardly appears to be shooting for<br />
GLASS<br />
WARFARE<br />
Daniel Craig<br />
plays James<br />
Bond for the<br />
fourth time<br />
in “Spectre.”<br />
Never before<br />
has the<br />
franchise been<br />
saddled with<br />
the prestigepic<br />
aura<br />
‘Spectre’ is<br />
now expected<br />
to meet.”<br />
106 Final Cut
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