Now you can tell all your friends that you died scratching my balls.

Rating: 5/10 (24 November 2006)

and oh what balls Mr Bond has in this film!
Pleased to see that at last the correct recipe for the Bond Martini is given "Three parts vodka to one part gin and half measure of kina lillet and a twist of lemon poured over ice"
Whilst the film is one big advert for Sony ;Sony Erickson;Ford;Branson(he has a cameo role)and Virgin the fabulous locations still look good but three words that came to mind when I came out of the cinema was trite, hackneyed and boring - quite unlike the original book!
Daniel Craig was superb. He is an excellent actor with incredible fitness and stamina with a great physique - what a role model.
The torture scene, whilst eye watering, was nail biting stuff excellently executed.
Again, whilst the plot is fairly true to the original book you do get the impression, at times, whether there is a plot at all.
The card game was too complicated whilst not being a card player myself most people are referring to it as Poker thought Fleming went out of his way to explain how the game of baccarat ( 21 or twist?) works.The game should have been better explained in the film.
There were no really good car chases like the Bourne supremacy despite having the vehicles to do it although the overturning Aston Martin Vanquish was a brilliant piece of filming.
So far as the other actors are concerned worthy of note are Le Chiffre who was excellent and Vesper Lynd who was pretty average but did a reasonable job albeit unconvincing.
Overall the impression that was left was of a film that was decidedly mediocre albeit with the feeling that when I see this again I will really like it and give it a higher overall rating.
Let's hope Daniel Craig is here to stay.