almost satisfactory

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2008)

The starting point may really seem nonsense - with Mr White, killer of Eva Green's Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royal", escaping from captivity in a prison/dungeon located right in Siena and Bond chasing him during the Palio horse race. Then the film gets better in spite of an opening gambit really excessive and seeming truly unnecessary. But this ultra-modern version of 007 saga, more and more modern, more violent and "physical" than usually, gets eventually to make sense. The plot is of course unrealistic, as usual, and much more than in the old films; it's also true that at a point the action sequences look like a big commercial of several brands but on the whole I would say that the story somehow works and, though lacking in credibility, manages to catch the viewer so that many moments are enjoyable.