If your idea of fun is watching ESPN’s “World Series of Poker,” you’ll love the new James Bond flick, “Casino Royale.” If you’re like me, and the thought of watching a half-hour’s worth of people playing cards seems utterly boring, then save your money.
I actually liked Daniel Craig as the new Bond, but the script fell flat. Besides the incessant poker playing, I kept having flashbacks to Steven Spielberg’s “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence,” since it seemed the ending of “Casino Royale” dragged on forever. I could also have gone without seeing one of the coolest spies in the world being tortured by testicular whippings. Yeah, I’m not joking.
So anyway, save your money unless you NEED to see all of the Bond movies. Find something “Happyer” for the holiday season, if you know what I mean.
