Casino Royale

I guess its too late to give you a review coz you would have already seen the movie. I don't know whether you regretted your decision, but I did not. I am happy I watched the movie because I now know and can say for sure that Daniel Craig does not carry the Bond-flamboyancy in him.

Can we call this a Bond movie if:
1) James Bond looks like Pierce Brosnan's father
2) There are no high-tech gadgets in the movie at all
3) Action scenes are reduced to just three
4) The movie is not too far-fetched

Pierce Brosnan had the charm. He wore a black suit when he drove a tanker across streets of Russia chasing the villain. He was stylish. Sad, Daniel Craig looks too old already. What's an Asten Martin with no missiles fitted in it ? And what's a Bond movie with hardly any action scenes in it. Bond looks a sorry character when he falls in love. He is too realistic. He cannot be James Bond.

The story is supposed to be derived from Ian Fleming's first novel. The accent of Daniel Craig is too bad. Except a couple of scenes, the viewer has just to sit, wait and watch, and expect that something big would happen anytime now. This continues until the viewer realizes the movie is over, and he has to face the big traffic jam just outside the theater now. I expected our own desi Dhoom 2 to be much better. The movie is not only boring, it doesn't excite you at all, the actress Eva Green looks good only on few occasions, and overall, its not a must-see.

My rating: ** 1/2 (average)