This is never achieved in action movies which is why I never care about the romance in these movies and I feel that they are inserted for a female audience. For me to care about romance on film it has to be created in a realistic manner and have the layers of a true relationship and say something about relationships. For me I would like to see Bond go about a mission the same way someone goes about a business trip, focus on the work. After the campiness of the Roger Moore series of Bond films, Timothy Dalton played the role more grounded and closer to the novelization of James Bond in The Living Daylights and License to Kill. The movie takes place over a number of days but we are expected to believe that these two characters have fallen in love with each other which rarely if ever happens in real life, these two characters have barely had a real conversation on screen and we as an audience are expected to care about their relationship. Casino Royale wasn't the first time they redefined Bond. The Daniel Craig Bond movies have a realistic gritty tone but I feel that plots like this gives movies an unrealistic feel. I think that like many action films, Casino leans on a love story when it is not necessary. While I did enjoy the film I feel that it is still overrated.

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