Don't wait for the DVD

Rating: 9/10 (17 November 2006)

I went to see Casino Royale last night and ohmigosh is it good. The stunts are just out of this world and simply must be seen on the big screen.
You know, I saw L4yer Cake earlier this year, and when I found out that's the guy they got to play Bond I thought surely they'd lost their minds. I mean, I could see Daniel Craig as the "action" Bond maybe, but the "suave" Bond? Well, he pulls both off with flying colors.
And it's about time someone told the truth about Bond - he's not so much international man of mystery, he has a license to kill. He's an assassin. A killer. It takes a certain psychosis to pull that off, and this film FINALLY shows that. Thankyouverymuch. I guess we had to be in a post-911 world to get there, though. All those handsome, screen-perfect faces weren't tortured souls (well, maybe Connery) like Craig. He has some growing to do, growing into the role, I mean, but what an amazing first lap! Oh, and the opening action sequence is beautiful. Classic and classy and foreshadowing and just a thing of beauty to watch. I feel the movie ran about 15 minutes too long, but in discussion with my film partner, we couldn't find but 3 or 4 minutes to cut effectively.