"Not as bad as it could have been" doesn't mean its good!

Rating: 2/10 (26 November 2006)

I keep on hearing that this Bond was better than people thought it would be, and maybe so, but that certainly doesn't mean its any good. There were some impressive action sequences, but that only temporarily satisfies while in the end you are left wondering, simply, "why?" I'm not going to include any spoilers, and there are tons of other reviews out there already that do. Basically my point is that "Casino Royale" did not contain any of the intrigue other Bonds did. Bond is very flat and the relationships that develop in the movie are not believable. A few of the scenes are simply sadistic and pointlessly painful to watch. If I wanted to feel grossed out after a movie, I would go watch "Hostel" or "Saw." Unfortunately this film got good ratings so the producers will feel a prerogative to make more like it, but hopefully someday we'll see more than action and pain in a Bond movie again!