Casino Royale
Tuesday is a good day for movies. Why you might ask, because the Cineplex no longer offers cheapy Tuesday’s but the small town theatres do. So if I drive twenty minutes that way and make a left there I can find myself watching ‘Casino Royale’ for $5. This makes me happier than a herd of turtles in the rain. And considering all the rain we’ve been getting, I am sure you can imagine just how happy I am.
First Off: Our evil villain Le Chiffre played by Mads Mikkelsen has asthma, a lazy eye (well alright, it just looks like he’s been in one too many bar fights) and pouty lips that only Johnny Depp and David Duchovny can pull off. Other than that I’d say he’s just one of many villains. I do think he does a good job, however I was a little thrown off by just how many bad guys there were.
Secondly: Daniel Craig as 007. Huh. I showed up to the theatre expecting disaster and thought I would leave saying, “Well that’s a start…” But instead I was taken off guard by how good he was at playing Bond. I think just now in order of favorite Bonds it goes Sean Connery and Daniel Craig tied for number one.
As for ‘Vesper Lynd’ played by Eva Green I found to be quite the disappointment, not to forget about Mads little chew toy Valenka. Never the less I was shaking my head more often than not at these two girlies as it is sad to say that the only beautiful woman in the film was in fact the dead girl, Caterina Murino who played Solange. I always remember the Bond Women as beautiful women not pretty girls. Not to mention full figured, (there is a difference between curves and rolls and the only thing real in this film was our girlie’s rack- which by the way I am glad for).
Overall the first chase in the movie was highly entertaining consisting of many noteworthy chocolate covered espresso bean events. I felt throughout the movie that most much like myself, had doubts about Craig being Bond but I am sure anyone can find in this film that he compensates for not looking exactly like a Bond to sending the feeling and taking on a better original style of Bond I think even Connery would envy. With his cheekiness and classic 007 wit with a side of alcoholism and trigger happy personality the action in this shoot out is defiantly worth seeing.
It is settled, Chris Cornell managed to pull off the Bond theme well enough and though the opening credits were tasteful let’s face it, it’s not a complete Bond movie without half naked women walking through Albert Broccoli’s name.
Casino Royale +9
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