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"Casino Royale:"

Posted by tinear (A) on November 20, 2006 at 16:37:47

was anyone really captivated by this?
Craig is wooden. I am disappointed, especially after reading about his thespian prowess on the English stage. He exhibited the range of... a British Josh Hartnett. Okay, perhaps a tad more.
S P O I L E R:
First off, Chris Connell crooning the title song? Gimme a break. And the song was irritating, at best. Where's ol' Tom when you need him?
The scene in the Casino? A classic!
Of boredom. Only folks that think tv poker is exciting will stay awake as a 24-hour poker game seems to last a week.
The stunts? Well, we've seen them all. The problem, in a nutshell, is that when one expends a massive amount on a stunt, it must be given it's fair share of time, whether or not it sinks the film as efficiently as a building... on the Grand Canal in Venice. That scene shows the problem with the film: five mini-climaxes exhaust the viewer before the arrival of the "real" one. Kind of like having that many appetizers, rich ones at that, before the lukewarm entree hits the table.
Craig has a wonderful figure and all but... why do we see so much more of men's physiques now in film than attractive female's? Are the producers of the new Bond film... gay? Is Craig being pitched to a "diverse" crowd?
In attempting to make this a "serious" Bond film they failed by keeping most of the problems in the earlier efforts but they also eliminated the pieces that kept it a bit interesting: Bond's humor and the gadgets.
The plot was so convoluted, as well, that instead of the listed three writers (usually a sign of problems), it resembled more a cake with ten bakers a warring.
Oh, did I mention the myriad fight scenes?
The Asian martial arts guys have elevated the bar. This film attempts to turn back the clock but all I could think was how much better Connery was in his historic battle in the rail car.
Come to think of it, Craig has more than a passing resemblance to that guy...

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