2) It’s Around 30 Minutes Too Long
Spectre could have been leaner, to say the least. It starts invigoratingly with the Day of the Dead sequence, and doesn’t let up with the great set-pieces from there. Before long though, it’s a case of too much of a good thing, as all the great action moments stack up to inflate the relatively straightforward story to two-and-a-half hours – the longest any Bond movie has been.
That being said, Spectre is still only five minutes longer than Skyfall – yet with its bloated frame and exposition-heavy dialogue, it feels much longer. A major screenplay polish was needed to bring Spectre up to shape – a good 30 minutes of fat could have been trimmed off – but alas, the production team didn’t get the chance before wheels started turning. So, what we have now is a highly entertaining movie that occasionally feels like a slog.