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Article: Double oh heaven! ; The Bond film is a homage to Daniel Craig's six-pack, but it shows a vulnerability that will have women swooning. Sarah Sands salutes a hard man with a heart
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- November 12, 2006
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The seminal moment in Casino Royale has James Bond stripped, tied
to a chair and about to have his testicles whipped with a length of
rope by the villain Le Chiffre. Before he starts, Le Chiffre says to
his victim: "You have taken care of your body." Who could argue?
This film is an homage to the six-pack, a celebration of
musculature. It will be enjoyed by everyone, but above all by gym
fetishists.
It is a movie made for men's magazines. The locations are fine -
Bahamas, Lake Como, Venice. The female interest, Eva Green, is
featured soulfully rather than lustfully in the current GQ. The
magazine really loses its head and heart over Daniel Craig's torso.
Rather than interview the director, ...