A search for salvation

Rating: 8/10 (10 November 2008)

Saw this last Friday, the first day of release in my country. First of all consider this to be a sequel to "Casino Royale". Not that it's a bad thing, but the experience would be better if you have seen Casino Royale. The story revolves around a Bond who has been mortally wounded in the heart by the betrayal by Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. He tries to reconcile himself to the fact that she is no more, in the process becoming a reckless (to the verge of being suicidal) and vengeful killing machine. There is indeed a plot, unlike what some of the comments on the message boards would like you too believe. Oh yes, there is action, a lot of it, I might add, as bond travels around the globe fighting a powerful group of terrorists. However, the fight is as much with himself as with the others. The plot only acts as a beacon for bond's search for salvation. A search for a guarantee that the love that he once had was real and not a passionless game played upon him by the beautiful Vesper Lynd. Beyond all the mind numbing (and beautifully shot) action is actually a desperate man trying to get back to touch with reality. How is it comparable to the other bond movies? I don't know, I have seen them all, but I think it's like comparing apples and carrots. It's a good movie, go with an open mind and you will surely like it a lot.