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<\/a> Really. According to every news organ on the planet<\/a>, the movie is blessed by His Holiness Himself. NPR said the Vatican loves the film<\/a>, so the Pope must be alerting his staff to stock up on Orville Redenbacher Popcorn and extra cases of Fanta Orange. The truth? Well the Vatican newspaper, L\u2019Osservatore Romano<\/em>, liked the film for sure. The folks over at the Religion in the Press constabulary (aka Get Religion<\/a>) note that just because the Vatican newspaper digs the film, doesn\u2019t mean that il Papa<\/em> has stamped it with his imprimatur. Be that as it may, On the Red Carpet<\/em>shares a snippet of the review,<\/p>\n\u2026the Italian-language print and online outlet of the Catholic Church\u2019s Holy See, or government, said in a review published on October 31 that today\u2019s 007 agent, played by returning star Daniel Craig, is \u201cless cliche,\u201d and \u201cless attracted by the pleasures of life, much darker and more introspective, less invulnerable physically and psychologically, and therefore more human, capable of being moved and even cry \u2013 in a word, more real.\u201d \u201cSkyfall does not disappoint \u2013 the 23rd chapter is one of the most successful in the longest-running movie franchise in history,\u201d the review states. \u201cSkyfall\u201d was released in the United Kingdom, where Bond is based, on October 23 and also received rave reviews from top movie critics, according to\u00a0Rottentomatoes.com<\/a>, which gave it a 100 percent approval rating, as of Wednesday. The outlet also calls Javier Bardem, who sports a blond wig while playing the villain Silva, \u201camazing,\u201d and praises the film for its \u201cadrenaline-fueled action,\u201d \u201cexotic locations\u201d and \u201cbeautiful Bond girls,\u201d played by\u00a0B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Marlohe and Naomie Harris<\/a>. \u201cSkyfall,\u201d also features Bond\u2019s boss M, played by Judi Dench, who is put in danger when the British Secret Intelligence Service headquarters is attacked. Ralph Fiennes plays her boss, Gareth Mallory. The movie also sees the return of tech whiz Q, who had been missing from the two previous Bond films that starred Craig as 007 \u2013 \u201cCasino Royale\u201d and \u201cQuantum of Solace.\u201d Q is played by Ben Whishaw. Read the rest<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
You know what\u2019s weird? You can\u2019t seem to read the\u00a0L\u2019Osservatore Romano<\/em> review in English or Italian for yourself. That\u2019s baffling in this day and age. Perhaps you have to have a secret decoder ring or \u201cQ Clearance,\u201d or something. Let me just say that I\u2019ll be going to see the film. It will probably be a good way to forget the horrors of \u00a0post-election separation anxiety<\/a>. Metacritc already has the early read and the projections are for a solid movie experience<\/a>. The theme song is pretty neat, and plays around the bars that millions the world over have committed to memory. Adele belts out the lyrics from her deep ranging reservoir, for sure. She\u2019s no Shirley Bassey<\/a>, and it\u2019s not Paul McCartney\u2019s genius<\/a> at work, but it\u2019s creditable.<\/p>\n