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Someone recently told us they were giving their friends two reviews of films they'd recently seen—their opinion and then the "Torontoist" opinion, where they were ecstatic about any success, but resolutely unforgiving to even the smallest flaw. They were making a point—they liked Burn After Reading—but in a way they're kind of correct. After all, we were absolutely thrilled with Casino Royale, considering it one of the most pleasant surprises of the past few years, until we got to the turgid why-on-earth-did-they-put-this-in final half-hour that basically ruined it for us. Of course, I'm sure they'd claim now that they put in that awful ending so they could set up a direct sequel in the form of Quantum of Solace, but it's more likely they had no idea where to go next with the franchise reboot so they took it in the most obvious direction. And, apparently, that's been a terrible idea, because we've yet to hear more than one positive opinion from anyone (and we've heard a lot of opinions, because it's been out for two weeks in the UK). Possibly more entertaining than the film is Barrett Hooper's review in NOW, where he goes to extreme lengths to fit as many groan-worthy puns as possible.

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