Sévérine "Tomorrow Never Dies", Lisa Funnell dismissed Sévérine as based on outdated ideas. Sévérine Sévérine is a fictional character who appears in the 23rd "James Bond" film "Skyfall" (2012). Played by Bérénice Marlohe, Sévérine is a former sex slave who works as an accomplice of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). She collaborates with James Bond (Daniel Craig) to stop her boss, but is captured and killed by Silva. Marlohe had secured the role after two auditions for director Sam Mendes and casting director Debbie McWilliams. She looked to Xenia Onatopp as a point of inspiration for her performance. Distancing herself from the
Skyfall the film earned $304,360,277 in the United States and Canada, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2012 in these regions. "Skyfall" received "generally positive reviews from critics and fans", according to the "GlobalPost". On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 92% based on 361 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sam Mendes brings Bond surging back with a smart, sexy, riveting action thriller that qualifies as one of the best 007 films to date." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 81 out of