http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/oct/28/profile-javier-bardem
Javier Bardem: is he the best ever Bond baddie?
While Daniel Craig wins all the attention, the Spanish actor's performance in Skyfall has seen him acclaimed as the best Bond villain yet. But his stunning range makes him as much aesthete as action man
Hoopla is only to be expected when there is a new James Bond movie in the offing and Skyfall has attracted more than its fair share for several reasons. It's the 50th anniversary of Bond on film, as well as make-or-break time for Daniel Craig after the poorly received Quantum of Solace. It has at its helm Sam Mendes, a director as respected in drama as he is untested in the action genre; and it arrives after the greatest promotional coup in British cinema –a prime spot for Bond in the London Olympics opening ceremony.
But the moments that elevate Skyfall from the efficient to the inspired can be attributed to one man: Javier Bardem, the hulking, 43-year-old Spanish actor whose delicious performance as Raoul Silva, sniggering cyber-terrorist, makes him a convincing contender for best Bond villain of all time.
With his dandyish bleached locks and sinister omnipresence, Silva appears at first to be cut from familiar cloth. In fact, he is the most textured and sympathetic villain in the entire series. "He's a peacock of a character, unlike anything Javier's played before," says Mendes. "Canny and witty and flirtatious in a disturbing way that even I didn't expect."
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