If you are male and squeamish, WATCH OUT! I literally passed out during this film.

Rating: 7/10 (4 December 2006)

I went to watch Casino Royale in the middle of the day, after having a big lunch. I'm 31, and in good health. And I passed out during the torture scene! I realize this might not be so surprising for people who don't know me, but, trust me, it is very surprising.
I remember needing the toilet quite badly, despite having not drunk anything for ages and having gone to the toilet just before the film. Then I remember feeling really hungry, despite having eaten a big lunch about two hours before. Then I got really dizzy, and couldn't think straight, and I realized that I was close to passing out. But I thought if I stood up I might collapse in front of anyone and look like an idiot. So I just sat there, and then I must have lost consciousness.
When I woke up, Bond was sitting on the lawn next to the sea or river, recuperating. I later found out from my friend that I had missed Le Chiffre being killed! Damn. At the end of the film I had thought he was still alive - I just thought this was a loose end that would be dealt with in the next film.
What a disaster ... I half want to go and see it again, to see the scenes that I missed. But what if I passed out again? I'd look like a total idiot.
It was strange. I didn't feel, "Ah! This is horrible! I can't look! I don't want to even think about this!" Or rather, I did feel that, but no more than when watching any of the countless torture scenes in 24 (the Kiefer Sutherland TV series). My physical symptoms seemed to be kind of separate. I'm not even sure that they started during the torture scene. I just know that I passed out during it.
Obviously the way in which Bond was being tortured was more horrifying than in 24. So that does provide a fairly good reason why I would pass out, I think, and I'm not worried about my health.
I admit I am much more squeamish than average. Once in a first aid class when some guy was joking about amputated legs I almost fainted. And it took me about ten goes before I could watch an entire episode of CSI - even now I cover my eyes for the autopsies.
Does this mean I'm a chicken!? I've never thought of myself like that, and I certainly hope not. Anyway, I hope this can serve as a warning to my fellow squeamish men out there.