I appreciate the torture sequence and death of Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, but the final act of the movie surrounding Bond and Vesper and their getaway to Venice misses the mark. Specifically, the climax in the sinking house and Vesper’s eventual suicide by giving up and drowning feels a bit contrived. Aside from the absurdity of the physics of a sinking house in Venice simply caused by Bond’s gunshots to a few half-submerged air tanks, they could have evoked Bond’s helpless feeling in a more effective manner.

A quieter, more intimate choice like a drug overdose could have delivered the same sense of helplessness without relying on questionable physics and collapsing architecture. In my opinion, they simply overcomplicated the sequence and tried to squeeze in one last burst of chaos to a scene that didn’t need it. Oh well.