At the packed screening I saw, the movie got applause no less than three times.
In one astonishing long, unbroken shot, Javier Bardem takes the mantel of best Bond villain of all time, and never lets go.
It's the best-looking Bond movie bar none, brilliantly shot by the great Roger Deakins, who lenses most of the Coen brothers' movies.
The action scenes are fantastic, with Stuart Baird's punchy editing obliterating the memory of the confused blur that was Quantum of Solace.
Daniel Craig proves that the older and more rugged you get as Bond, the better.
The excellent screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan, delves into Bond's early years in a way no other Bond film has.
The movie blends new technology with good old-fashioned ruthlessness, deconstructing the Bond mythos much the same way Christopher Nolan did in his Batman movies.
It's a bit light on Bond girls, and I missed that element, but only one Bond girl really matters here is Judi Dench's M. Enough said.
Q is back, played with just the the right touch of brashness by Ben Wishaw.
Another Bond favorite is back too. Again, enough said.
In 1999, director Sam Mendes made a film called American Beauty that so entranced me, I turned right around to see it again the same weekend.
In 2012, director Sam Mendes made a film that so thrilled me, I was disappointed I couldn't see it again immediately, since I saw it early.
How great is Skyfall?
It's one of the very best films of the the year.
GRADE: A+
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