{"id":44200,"date":"2021-09-29T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T12:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/zurich-film-festival-audience-conflicted-over-daniel-craigs-swansong\/"},"modified":"2021-09-29T17:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T12:13:11","slug":"zurich-film-festival-audience-conflicted-over-daniel-craigs-swansong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/zurich-film-festival-audience-conflicted-over-daniel-craigs-swansong\/","title":{"rendered":"Zurich Film Festival Audience Conflicted Over Daniel Craig&#8217;s Swansong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>Taking place at the Zurich Convention Center two days before its official theatrical release, the Swiss premiere of \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d attracted a slew of local celebrities, Zurich Film Festival delegates and even Finnish racing driver Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, all of whom were eager to witness Daniel Craig\u2019s last outing as 007.<\/p>\n<p>It was the first film festival screening of a James Bond movie. The audience responded with no-nonsense opinions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was surprising, it was different, it was good,\u201d Swiss TV host Sven Epiney, one of the country\u2019s top presenters, shared with <em>Variety<\/em> after the screening. But with a run time of 163 minutes, \u201cIt\u2019s a long, long movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Online content creator Adrian Vogt also bemoaned the length of the film, adding: \u201cIt\u2019s not the best Bond, but it\u2019s the most impactful Bond. I remember watching the one with the exploding milk bottles [\u2018License to Kill\u2019], but there is no comedy in the new James Bond films \u2014 it\u2019s too serious! Daniel Craig never smiles. No time to smile!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While others praised Craig\u2019s performance and highlighted the emotional power of the story (\u201cI almost cried,\u201d shared actor Annina Euling, while radio producer Ranja Kamal deemed it \u201cmore emotional than your usual Bond film\u201d), audiences were surprised by the movie\u2019s twists and turns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was just different,\u201d said model Kevin L\u00fctolf, with artist Marc Ohnio adding that the film represented \u201csomething new for the James Bond franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe end was not what I expected,\u201d said Marc Schmidt, who attended the screening with wife Irene after winning tickets to the premiere. \u201cStill, everyone should see it \u2014 just make sure to find a comfortable chair!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swiss R&amp;B and soul singer Seven appreciated the film\u2019s finale, calling it \u201cpure drama.\u201d After a long wait (\u201cIt feels like we\u2019ve been waiting to see this film for 10 years\u201d), he was hoping for something dark and dramatic, and an \u201chonorable\u201d exit for Craig. What he got certainly lived up to his expectations: \u201cIt was so classy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t fishing for gadgets, there wasn\u2019t a lot of product placement \u2014 it was a deep, very good movie and it showed just how damaged these characters are on the inside, how they clash and how similar they are in the end,\u201d Seven continued. \u201cI thought we would be reminded of everything Daniel Craig has gone through as Bond; \u2018The best of\u2019 kind of film. And they just didn\u2019t go there! Whether you haven\u2019t seen any Bond movies or seen them all, it just doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The expectations were riding high already before the screening, with guests sharing their memories of the franchise \u2014 which celebrated Swiss landscapes in films such as \u201cOn Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service\u201d \u2014 and debating its future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s all about the first Bond and the last: Sean Connery and Daniel Craig, who changed this role a bit,\u201d Epiney said. \u201cBut it\u2019s good. The times are changing and so do the people. That\u2019s why I\u2019m looking forward to seeing who will be next, if it\u2019s going to be a he or a she.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A long-rumored female Bond \u2014\u00a0ruled out earlier this week by producer Barbara Broccoli \u2014 wasn\u2019t something everyone was waiting for, however, with former Miss Switzerland Christa Rigozzi stating: \u201cI love James Bond as a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we need a female James Bond \u2014 just give us another franchise with a female lead,\u201d added Swiss sprinter Mujinga Kambundji, noting that she wouldn\u2019t mind appearing in one of the films herself. \u201cIf they would ask me, I would do it. I don\u2019t have that many skills, but I can run really fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grammy-nominated singer Eric Ben\u00e9t, in town with the Montreux All Star Band, also threw his hat into the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for a Black James Bond,\u201d he declared. \u201cThat good-looking guy [\u2018Bridgerton\u2019 breakout Reg\u00e9-Jean Page] is great, there\u2019s Idris Elba, and I would be an even better one. Where the Broccolis at?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking place at the Zurich Convention Center two days before its official theatrical release, the Swiss premiere of \u201cNo Time to Die\u201d attracted a slew of local celebrities, Zurich Film Festival delegates and even Finnish racing driver Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen, all of whom were eager to witness Daniel Craig\u2019s last outing as 007. 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