Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Another Casino Royale Post


Yes, we finally saw it--—on Saturday night. And I guess my overall reaction is that it was, to borrow a phrase from Jeff Spicoli, "totally awesome." I have to admit that it was a tad long (though I never glanced at my watch), but I loved it and just about everything about it. Dave of Dave's Long Box ranked it second amongst all the Bond movies and that seems about right to me. (More on Dave's rankings of the Bond movies later.) The story was great. The actors aquitted themselves with distinction. Just enough cool cars and hot chicks for most Bond geeks. The fight scenes are less cartoonish and more (for lack of a better word) realistic than in some of the other movies. (They're realistic, I suppose, in the same way the Bourne movies are--which is not very, but very cool.)

I also like the fact that they eschewed most of the campy elements (e.g., the gadgets, the sinister pussy cats, etc.) that Mike Myers skewered so effectively in the Austin Powers movies. They seem to be aiming for a Bond that's more faithful to the books--—dark, cold-blooded with a soupcon of humanity.

Daniel Craig is amazing and, unless they screw it up in future movies, will probably rank as the second best Bond after Connery. Unlike many Bond geeks, I was never especially worried about his suitability for the role (he'’s great in Layer Cake, which is Bondian in parts but, of course, not Bond), but he came ready to play.

The very hot Eva Green is also great as Vesper. It's regrettable that they killed her off, but I suppose Bond can't have a gilfriend (much less a wife) and, I assume, he'll be plenty pissed off at the beginning of the next one. I also quite like Mads Mikkelson's Le Chiffre, though he perhaps wasn't quite megalomaniacal enough to be a continuing presence in the series (like, say, Blofeld, who lasted through six--—or seven, if we count Never Say Never Again, the remake of Thunderball with geezer Connery--of the movies). I trust they'll give the great actor Jeffrey Wright more to do as Felix in the next movie. I had some doubts about Judy Dench as M in the Brosnan movies, but really liked her here.

I have a few small nits to pick, but I'’ll leave those for another day. Overall, two thumbs way, way, way up. Can't wait for Bond 22.

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Blogger jwb said:

It wasn't too glowing, was it?
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