Crapsino Royale

I watched the most recent 007 flick last night and wasn't too impressed.  My expectations were set fairly high since it got a 95% fresh rating on rottentomatoes.com, plus the guy at the video store said that I was lucky to have snatched up a copy, it being so popular and all.  It was somewhat entertaining, and Daniel Craig probably has the best body of any of the other Bond's, but it just didn't stand up to the hype.

I thought the new James Bond character, a fresh, updated version, behaved more like the cop from Terminator II than anything else.  He was stiff and robotic, showing very little emotion throughout the entire movie.  The action scenes were cool and I was sitting on the edge of my seat for most of the beginning, but the romantic parts were just too forced and contrived, not to mention unbelievable.   Also, I found the plot to be a little confusing and hard to follow.

This movie had action, suspense, a little mystery, hot male bod, and some ok acting.  What it didn't have was believable characters, a solid plot, emotion, or heart.  The great thing about James Bond is that you can almost always expect a good mixture of action and romance.  You know, like real life.  This film didn't balance out the equation well enough.

I have to admit that the old 007 formula was starting to get a little tired, and it's nice that someone attempted to hit the refresh button.  But I'll take a tried and true, well-made Bond over a new, mediocre version any day.