By Matt Riashi ’13 | Sports Editor

He’s old, injured and washed up, but James Bond does not disappoint in the newest installment of the series, “Skyfall”.

The movie opens with Bond, played by Daniel Craig, chasing down a list that was stolen, by an unknown character. The chase later escalates to the top of a moving train where Bond has to recover a list of M16 agents, which could cripple the M16, Britain’s intelligence agency.

While Bond is on the train, he is being assisted by a younger female agent, Eve. She is ordered to take a shot and take down the man Bond is fighting. She misses the man and hits Bond. He is assumed to be dead.

Bond falls off the map, and comes back when he sees the M16 offices under attack. After scrutiny for lack of efficiency by the British government, the M16 is close to being shut down. Bond comes back to the M16 a wreck. He can’t shoot and fails his psychological test. Bond is ruled not fit to go back into action, but he is assigned anyway.

Bond’s mission is to track down the list he originally chased and save the M16 from crumbling.

Raoul Silva, played by Javier Bardem, is the villain in the movie. He was a former M16 agent and he is looking to seek revenge by releasing identities of M16 field agents. He is an intelligent hacker, and gives off a creepy vibe.

The movie’s final fight scene takes place in Bond’s childhood home. This is the climactic scene in the movie. It shows the contrast between the old and new. All the odds are against Bond; Raoul has a group of guys and Bond has very little except for his house, his smarts, and a hunting rifle. It is a contrast between the old and the new, something Bond is fighting throughout the entire movie.

This movie, celebrating 50 years of Bond films, will not upset. It is better than the last two movies that starred Craig. It is over 140 minutes long, and starts slow, but ends quickly.

Grade: A