This is Bond territory previously covered

Rating: 4/10 (17 November 2006)

I am a long time Bond geek. I have framed posters in the house. On my honeymoon in Niagara Falls, I stopped at the MGM store and spent way too much on Bond swag. My wife has learned to live with this harmless obsession. So, this is not the mere ramblings of the uninformed. There are a number of reasons why I disliked "Casino Royale", but as most aspects of the like/dislike Craig arena have been covered ad nauseum, as have reviews of its entertainmen value, I'll confine myself to one. One of the reasons why "Casino" is being applauded is because it creates, with apparent brilliantly unpaved territory, a baseline for why Bond became the dark, cold individual he is. Ruined due to the love of a woman, hurt, damaged, etc. This created the kind of emotionally barren character who, indeed, could have a licence to kill. Four words folks: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". I'll leave it at that.