As a rule I don't like Bond movies.But, partly because I had nothing better to do, I went into the re-boot of the 007 franchise not expecting much and being slightly surprised.
Now I am not going to suddenly become a Bond freak - Casino Royale wasn't that good. But at the same time it wasn't bad. The thing is it just wasn't a great movie.
Sure it's entertaining, lots of gratuitous violence and unlikely situations but, hey, that's what you expect from this type of movie.
I do have to say that Daniel Craig played a more working class Bond than previous actors and I think that was a good move. It made this more of a `new' movie than just someone trying to look like the previous actor in that role. (That scenario did work for Superman Returns but I wouldn't like to see it happen regularly).
If you're in for a 150 minute session of pure escapism and ridiculous fun then lap Casino Royale right up. If you're a more discerning movie goer life won't be any worse if you give it a miss.
Basically, with Casino Royale it's what-you-see is what-you-get. A 7 out of 10 for me. Not great but entertaining and that's worth a bit extra. I certainly liked it more than Mission Impossible III.
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Hey Ray,
I finally saw Bond last night, and I have to say I quite enjyoed it - more so than I expected actually!
Of course I enjoyed it purely as a form of escapism, like you said. But thats ok, you need films like that hey! And as far as it goes for films like that, this one was pretty good.
I thought the move to the more working class bond was interesting - definately effective for this film, but quite a different vibe to other bonds...
anyway, id probably give it a 7 too hehe
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