Sunday, February 03, 2008
MALE BONDING
Today's film was the much praised
Sorry I can't join the praise.
It is old wine in a new bottle.
There is no question that the bottle is rather elegant and up to date but it is still the same cheap stuff inside.
Daniel Craig is sexy and tough and sure beats all the Bonds since the first guy, that Scot.
They have also gotten rid of the awful garish colors that were the Bond film trademark. And the music is muted. Good. Thanks for that.
I was really OK with the first two thirds but it was way too long.
The whole romance thing and the finale in Venice was way over the top.
I did like the little homage to the great Nicolas Roeg film Don't Look Now with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland (chasing the red dress, the bridge of sighs)
The rationale for his coldness (this was a prequel) was bullshit.
And so on.
The villain was the guy in the great film we saw this summer After The Wedding, Mads Mikkelson. That was nice to see. His dark side.
So, it wasn't bad, it wasn't good. It just was.
A 3 out of a Netflix5.
