CR Review in "The New Yorker"

cdsdss · November 2006

It's pretty spoiler-heavy, and the critic can't come right out and say whether he likes it or not, but they gave it an entire column (very unusual for TNYER).

http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/

Grishenko · November 2006

I take this as a very positive review. The way he speaks of the characters as if they were real shows that he likes being in the world the filmmakers have created. Of all the reviews, this one has gotten me the most excited to finally see CR, not least of all because this guy clearly knows his stuff (or has a good research method)...

Loeffelholz · November 2006

Wow. The New Yorker agrees with me

CR does share certain elements with OHMSS... :v

highhopes · November 2006

cdsdss wrote:

It's pretty spoiler-heavy, and the critic can't come right out and say whether he likes it or not, but they gave it an entire column (very unusual for TNYER).

http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/

Grishenko wrote:

I take this as a very positive review. The way he speaks of the characters as if they were real shows that he likes being in the world the filmmakers have created. Of all the reviews, this one has gotten me the most excited to finally see CR, not least of all because this guy clearly knows his stuff (or has a good research method)...

{[] That is a nothing less than a New Yorker rave; I knew it as soon as I read the reference to Bergman. Of course the reviewer can't come out and say, explicitly, "I liked it," any more than a New Yorker short story can have a plot, or a New Yorker cartoon be more than quietly amusing. But he did, big time.

Ashenden272 · November 2006

I enjoyed reading it. But I see it as a mixed review.

Gassy Man · November 2006

Actually, it's quite a positive review. He clearly likes the film, despite some minor flaws.

Red Indian · November 2006

I think it's pretty high praise!

Quote:

"She (Vesper) is the only woman with whom 007 partakes of coitus uninterruptus, and even that takes two hours to bring off."

Maybe he means "on-screen?" What about Solange? I guess the sex with her is just implied?

highhopes · November 2006

Even more telling, I think, is that he says Vesper is definitely not a Bond girl, but a Bond WOMAN who will do wonders for the sex appeal of bean counters.

Really, except for the length, which several critics have remarked upon, there isn't a complaint in the whole piece.

Number24 · November 2006

I think it's a mixed, but very positive review.
Does that make sense? I also think I see a trend: even the most positive critics find the movie too long and "You know my name" poor. It's not mentioned here, but I haven't seen a review yet where the critics likes the song.

Red Indian · November 2006

The title track and the length do seem to be the majority of the complaints. I can live with that if everything else works! If only they'd taken more care with the song... I understand the need for a departure in as many ways as possible, but Shirley Bassey or some other sure thing would have been great.

Gassy Man · November 2006

It's funny how diverse tastes can be. I like the theme song, and I suspect in years to come, it will grow on people, and I think Bond films should always be longer. The problem isn't the length whether the production is up to keeping our interest that long.

cdsdss · November 2006

+1 on the score. I think it's cool.

Upon re-reading the review, yeah, I guess he likes it. It's the Bond franchise that the critic can't admit that he likes...

CR Review in "The New Yorker"

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