Drive by...Miami Style

Wow. This really made me laugh.

Funny thing is - I have a friend who is a writer on this show. And I actually know the executive producer as well. When she used to work at the LA crime lab - I interviewed her at least three times for NEW DETECTIVES - the Discovery Channel show that CSI was stolen- I mean - based on...

But enough of that.

Here's some Monday morning advice:

Go watch Casino Royal.

I don't know how you feel about Bond films. I was never what one might call a Bond fan. I would go to the movies - but never really left that excited. I think one of the first ones I saw was For Your Eyes Only when I was a kid in Taiwan. I remember the big ski scene to open the movie - and all the sex jokes.

All I really cared about was the action and the gadgets.

As the years past - I went backwards and saw all the films - and while I can say I enjoyed them - it wasn't like I went out of my way to see them.

But this one. Wow. Best Bond Ever. If you ask me.

There is a slight miss step in the third act - where anyone who knows even a little about Bond knows what's coming - and the build up just takes too long. And for a movie that moves at lightning speed - it really doesn't want to end and stay a bit past its welcome.

But the action. And the acting. Daniel Craig is the man in my book.

The way that Martin Cambell shoots him runnning... amazing. The chase in Africa alone is worth the money for the film. And the dialog is top notch too - even if I could only understand about 2/3 of it.

John, my DP, and I saw it at Mann's Chinese - projected digitally. It's nice!

So - go see it. I'm off to Malibu - to direct my last star. I'll let you know how it goes...