Blond Bond
I went to see the new 007 film, “Casino Royale” tonight in the local Cineplex. It didn’t quite live up to all the hype I’ve been hearing about it recently, but its not a bad film. I wasn’t expecting Daniel Craig to make such a good James Bond, but he does. He’s a much darker, more ruthless bond, and I think the franchise is better off for it.
There’s a great scene during the first 10 minutes or so which consists mostly of Craig trying to keep up with a terrorist-cum-parkour expert in Uganda. Very amusing to watch.
He’s got a very sexy new Aston Martin DBS to play with too, along with the new Ford Mondeo (???) for a while.
Speaking of sexy, the bond girls are, as usual, very hot and enjoyable to watch. See for yourself:
A word of warning: Product placement is rife in this film. You’d swear Sony manufactured all of the electronics in the world judging by this.
Casino Royale also gets very slow and boring for a while towards the end, and it left me feeling like they were just making it longer for the sake of it. Despite the above, its still an amusing film, and a must-see for anyone like me who grew up watching Bond films.
6.5/10 - Not quite a royale with cheese then.
