ShogunRua wrote:I wouldn't even say there is a "Bond girl" in Skyfall.
Yeah I actually debated Moneypenny. I always think that if someone has less screen time then they should've then that means that everyone on set hated him/her. Ever since hearing that's why Michelle Rodriguez was killed so soon in Lost that has always stuck in my head.
ShogunRua wrote: As for Javier Bardem, he did his best to turn chicken shit into chicken salad. He mostly succeeded. The character of Silva, as written in the script, is one of the dumbest, lamest, and most nonsensical villains in any Bond movie, Gustav Graves and Renard included.
The difference between a great Bond villain and a bad one can simply be just the performance or how threatening the guy is. My top 3 villains are all accomplished actors and all added another dimension to their characters. If you look at Elliot Carver how much better would that villain have been if you were just slightly intimidated by him? Bardem's character was ridiculous, but I expect Bond villains to be ridiculous and his performance really elevated it.