by Ugur Akinci
A visually satisfying thriller jam packed with action sequences, explosions, and fight scenes. It does not live up to my standards of a perfect "Bond movie" but it is good entertainment nevertheless. A 7 out of 10.
Another serious error concerns the portrayal of the (supposedly) main antagonist “Le Chiffre.”
After making us believe for the whole movie that Le Chieffre is as genuine and authentic an evil nemesis as “Dr. No”, the director suddenly reveals in the third act that the dreaded bad-guy is nothing more than just an intermediary, a hired hand for the “corporation” which is pulling the REAL strings behind the scenes.
Ugh! What a let down... It not only belittles our initial take on the stakes involved, but it diminishes the scope of Bond’s accomplishment as well.
Thus, despite the involvement of Paul Haggis who is one of those script writers in Hollywood who really know what they are doing, the script has some serious issues for a 007 movie.
Having said all that, let’s praise all the skill and vision that went into shooting the chase-machine that “Casino Royale” is…
The opening long chase shot is easily one of the most breathtaking foot chase sequence I’ve ever watched in my life! Just when you think “okay, it’s now coming to an end” another mini-sequence develops, hurtling James from one impossible precipice to another… Very well done.
If you have not watched a whole historic building in Venice imploding on itself and sinking like the Titanic while its inhabitants are busy killing each other off, you’ll “enjoy” that in Casino Royale as well…
A visually satisfying thriller jam packed with action sequences, explosions, and fight scenes. It does not live up to my standards of a perfect “Bond movie” but it is good entertainment nevertheless. A 7 out of 10.
And should you want to see one movie in which Daniel Craig really shines, please see the Irish crime thriller “Layered Cake.”
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