He even winces in pain a couple of times, and in the climax lets out a grunt that takes the Bond girl (the dire Denise Richards) aback.
The Bond girl was not at all surprised by his grunt.  
mnli hypothesis: The Bond girl was not at all surprised by his grunt.   premise: He even winces in pain a couple of times, and in the climax lets out a grunt that takes the Bond girl (the dire Denise Richards) aback.