Two-Wods Decribe This Bond Movie Bo-Ring

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2009)

There's always a rush in the air when a new James Bond film enters the theater. This movie is equally exciting as watching cheese mold. It has an action-packed beginning while in location in Madagascar. The very well-balanced bad guy on the run from Bond through a construction area, destroying everything in his path, the crane scene was quite remarkable and the actions gave us the promise of another exciting action-packed 007 film.
But instead we are treated to low-brow Bond women who provide something for the eyes, but nothing else in between, which pales in comparison to the other Bond movies 44 years before this one. The villain's blind eye bleeds is disturbing and at times it is too gross. The villain's mission is to obtain money at a gambling resort where the contestants must ante up $10 million and the winner keeping the loot all to themselves.
The plot is average at best,but the chemistry between Bond (Daniel Craig) and Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) is almost non-existent, which dries up the whole Bond story. When they appear on screen together, all the action drains out a lot and the romantic story comes into place demoting the action flick into a semi-action flick. Craig shows what he's truly of acting wise in an airport scene where Bond prevents a huge plane from getting off the ground.
I was eagerly awaiting for Q to show up and show Bond another one of his/her kooky gadgets. But not in "Casino Royale". No Q, no gadgets. Instead we're treated to a serenade of Judi Dench's M moan and groan and has no feel for the movie at all. Lady Dench, stick to period pieces. Many other scenes just drag on keeping your finger on the fast forward button.
I don't mean to sound harsh, the intentions to keep up with the modern stage and keeping up the traditions to the Ian Fleming novel is no piece of cake. "Quantum of Solace" was an improvement from "Casino Royale", it's just that in the James Bond movies is either a hit or a miss. This one is an unfortunate miss.
The long scenes almost put me to sleep (fortunately I wasn't too far from the coffee kettle at the time). The first half hour were some of the bests moments in "Casino Royale". But then, it just faded gradually along the way. It's a shame, really.
The Casino fights is poorly choreographed and not very accurate. You have the baddies kicking Bond's ass and Bond fighting back. From the bond films of long ago, (especially the Roger Moore era), the fight scenes were campy, but at least the Bonds of yesteryear's features an unsympathetic Bond. This sweet and sensitive Bond made me cringe.
The locations were fun to watch, it was the banal acting and the incoherent chemistry with the Bond women that forces us to search elsewhere for a super-spy movie who relies on his resources to outshine the evil-doers, with nifty gadgets that leaves you with a satisfying aftertaste begging you to watch this movie again.
You know what? Keep looking! You won't find it here. It had real good premise but failed miserably in many places. If you must, see it at least once, but don't expect much.