Good Entertainment

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2006)

I hadn't been to the cinema in some time but thought what the hell, I haven't seen a Bond film at the flicks since Never Say Never Again with Sean, so it was about time.
I have never read so much pretentious crap written about what is an action/adventure genre. Enjoy it for what it is and you'll have a good time. The penultimate 15 minutes did drag a bit and I wondered what all that bit was about (it padded out the length by that much too long), but otherwise I thought Daniel Craig made a good fist of the franchise. Let's face it, it's hardly an arty film, it's meant to engage one in it's action sequences, but the card school scenes were well shot and added to the overall effect. To say that the first Casino Royale film (Peter Sellers, David Nvien et al) was better is idiotic; there's no comparison between the two films, the first one was a comedy. I'd say go out and enjoy!