As a fan of Sean Connery as James Bond above all others, “Spectre” making a return to the old, campy James Bond definitely satisfied my expectations for the film.

When it came to Daniel Craig’s run as our favorite suave, English spy, I have to say, I missed all of the comical gadgets and the over-the-top romance. Both “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” were far too bloody and they tried too hard to be modern and edgy for a generation desensitized to violence by video games and slick graphics. “Skyfall” was better than the other two, but it still lacked that glitzy, somewhat ridiculous factor that James Bond was famous for (i.e. exploding pens).

After the realignment of story that director Sam Mendes caused in “Skyfall,” “Spectre” was the perfect opportunity to harken back to the 1960s. Between fights in white dinner jackets and evil lairs where Bond narrowly escapes death to even the style of clothes Bond and the heroine wore, everything just screamed classic.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that the movie was without its flaws and plot holes. The main girl, like most Bond girls, was rather plain. I never find Bond’s leading ladies very interesting―their characters rarely have much depth, and they seem to always need Bond rather than being any type of self-sufficient. Later, there was a pretty gaping plot hole—which I won’t explain in detail, lest I spoil the film—that left me furrowing my brows and wondering why they included that scene in the evil lair at all.

As for the performances by the cast, I’m split evenly. I really liked Craig as Bond—as usual, he exudes a put-together aura of absolute coolness. Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) lived up to expectations, the ever-helpful secretary who’s back in the franchise with a little more bite than she had before. And, of course, Andrew Scott (of “Sherlock” fame) kept his streak of playing a charismatic villain—of course, he was restrained by the relative unimportance of his character—as the mysterious C.

The drawbacks, however, was the fact that the main villain had no spark. Christoph Waltz, while being a talented actor, didn’t draw my attention when he was on screen. Perhaps I’m biased: after Javier Bardem’s stunning performance in “Skyfall,” I had high hopes for what new villain they had cooked up. The mastermind played by Waltz, however, was nothing special. I was unimpressed.

Overall, however, I enjoyed “Spectre” a lot. Even though this is Craig’s final go-around as James Bond, I hope that the movies continue the trend of mixing the modern with the vintage—convincing graphics with fantastic thrills make for the perfect Bond film.