But assuming he wasn't, then it was Vesper who was passing on info about the tell, etc. (*) the film is never decisive on whether or not Mathis was a villain. ) I get that it could be seen as a breath of fresh air after DAD, but I'm a little surprised that it's held up so well for fans. Campbell delivers the franchise's second cornball beach scene replete with Star Wars prequel dialogue.Īnyway, not a masterpiece for me, then. As soon as Vesper says, 'I'm the money,' I just think, 'oh, we're not gonna be talking like real humans at all, are we?' And indeed nobody does.

I'm not a Fleming purist by any means, but the departures from the novel with regard to some character motivations are fairly senseless in this movie.įinally, I'm surprised the dialogue gets as much love as it does. But did she intend to kill herself in a sinking elevator, or was she gonna wing it? I mean, she does it because that what she does in the book, but did she go out intending to commit suicide? She did leave the message on the phone.

I also don't really get why Vesper kills herself. This very scenario happens anyway, but to the benefit of Mr White and his organization. He'd just type in the password after she enters an account number. There's no way he'd be able to use that password for anything, and Vesper, who is apparently cooperating with him (*), could very easily route the money wherever Le Chiffre wants, and Bond needs be none the wiser.

It's generic-ness is a big part of why I have relatively little regard for it.Īnd I've mentioned this elsewhere I'm sure, but I've never seen an explanation as to why Le Chiffre tortures Bond. I think CR is liked by people outside the Bond fan community mostly because it's not very much like a Bond film.

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