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Watch it for the action. Stay for the haunted look in Daniel Craig’s eyes as he stands over a grave in the Scottish rain. That’s not just Bond. That’s cinema.

Here’s a closer look at what makes Skyfall not just a great Bond film, but a genuinely great film, period. Every Bond film lives or dies by its antagonist, and Skyfall delivers arguably the franchise’s most memorable villain since Auric Goldfinger: Raoul Silva, played with chilling, flamboyant menace by Javier Bardem.

When Skyfall premiered in 2012—the 23rd film in the James Bond series—it did more than just deliver a slick spy thriller. It dissected the very idea of James Bond. Directed by Sam Mendes ( American Beauty ), the film stripped away the over-the-top gadgets and CGI-heavy spectacle of its predecessors, replacing them with raw character study, stunning cinematography, and a surprisingly poignant meditation on age, loyalty, and relevance.