Friday, March 23, 2007

Casino


Before it was ever released I saw a clip of Daniel Craig as Bond in Casino Royale. I said he was no Bond. I therefore didn't go to see the film when it was released. I heard all the reviews. I heard everyone raving about both him and it. Maybe I had misjudged I thought. So I bought the DVD yesterday. WHAT A MISTAKE. He is no Bond. He doesn't carry it off at all. Tyring much too hard to look macho the role just doesn't come naturally. And the film itself, the plotline is somewhere between vague, thin and non-existent. It is just frustrating. No discernible villain, simply a lot of of not-quite-nice people who come and go without adding anything other than bodies for Craig to beat up or kill. And I had heard all about this wonderful poker scene but when it came about it was just a lot of nothing and hot air. No tension, no plot, no Bond. I am so disappointed. I just include the picture so the ladies have something to appreciate.

6 comments:

sally said...

Oh, I do...and if you click on the picture it gets bigger.... mmmm

Caroline said...

wasn't it supposed to be naff tho?
I enjoyed it because of it's naffness!

1 i z said...

So errrr Merlin? Does this errrr mean there's a DVD that needs a good home?

Merlin said...

Don't go there liz, just don't OK. You are one of the ones I blame. I thought I could trust you to have good taste but no....

1 i z said...

Sorry! I can only apologise.

Apologise and offer to take the DVD off your hands for, what shall we say, a fiver?

Merlin said...

Sorry, already bagsied by the brother-in-law