Casino Royale
Nov. 22nd, 2006 01:12 amI thought Casino Royal was great.
Daniel Craig was good. I'd seen him in Layer Cake, and he seemed similar. It's a step back to when Bond was new, and does everything in a twinkle in his eye, when killing or seducing. He still gets it all right, but it feels like he enjoys overcoming a difficult challenge. And the flirting feels like flirting, rather than "Ooh, another girl! Now I can use an atrocious pun again!"
It's a touch grim, with people dying, and Bond getting hurt.
The poker is actually portrayed well. Of course Bond wins, and you're kind of hit over the head with the explanations they want you to understand, but it's tense and realistic (afaik) and drawn out, which is really difficult for any card game in a film.
It's not a spoof like last time (which I did admittedly enjoy), but has its fair share of funny moments (often involving Judi Dench, squee). And it pretty much keeps to the laws of physics!
Of course, I don't know how it compares to older Bond films.
Daniel Craig was good. I'd seen him in Layer Cake, and he seemed similar. It's a step back to when Bond was new, and does everything in a twinkle in his eye, when killing or seducing. He still gets it all right, but it feels like he enjoys overcoming a difficult challenge. And the flirting feels like flirting, rather than "Ooh, another girl! Now I can use an atrocious pun again!"
It's a touch grim, with people dying, and Bond getting hurt.
The poker is actually portrayed well. Of course Bond wins, and you're kind of hit over the head with the explanations they want you to understand, but it's tense and realistic (afaik) and drawn out, which is really difficult for any card game in a film.
It's not a spoof like last time (which I did admittedly enjoy), but has its fair share of funny moments (often involving Judi Dench, squee). And it pretty much keeps to the laws of physics!
Of course, I don't know how it compares to older Bond films.