Casino Royale (2006)

casino royale cover art 5rating  (5/5) action, adventure, thriller

Reference: imdb6 | wikipedia12
Reviews: Roger Ebert | IMDb External Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes 94% | Metacritic 81%

As I did before watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I went back and watched the fantastic Casino Royale (2006) in preparation for the forthcoming Quantum Solace (2008). Quantum Solace takes-up 15 minutes after Casino Royale ends.

daniel craig - casino royale (2006) opening credit - gun sites Casino Royale (2006) is a remake of thee earlier Peter Sellers, Casino Royale (1967). The remake follows the classic James Bond formula – exotic locals, fast action sequences, beautiful women and sports cars. But this time, Daniel Craig’s Bond is blonde haired, blue-eyed and superb.

daniel craig - casino royale (2006) - crane jumping action sequence

daniel craig - casino royale (2006) bond playes poker In this instalment, Bond enters a high-stakes poker game to bankrupt the terrorist banker/financier – Le Chiffre (menacingly played by Mads Mikkelsen). After his investments tanked (with the help of Bond), the mathematical genius Le Chiffre desperately needs to win – or face death at the hands of his ‘clients’.

daniel craig - casino royale (2006) holds gun to bomb-makers headPrior to Casino Royale, I was a Daniel Craig fan after a good friend turned me on to his earlier, terrific performance in Layer Cake (2004). I’ve since enjoyed him in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Road to Perdition (2002) and Munich (2005).

eva green and daniel craig - casino royale (2006) bond's recovery eva green - casino royale (2006) shower scene - dinner scene The beautiful (and previously unknown to me) Eva Green, plays Bond’s primary love interest. She’s not the buxom bomb-shell that you’ve seen in prior Bond movies – and that suits me just fine. Rather, she’s a wickedly smart woman with girl-next-door beauty.

caterina murino - casino royale (2006) holding horse steady on the beachjudi dench and daniel craig - casino royale (2006) Judi Dench competently plays M, as she has many times before. There’s no Moneypenny (well, not really 😉 ) or Q in this one however. Jeffrey Wright (most recently Colin Powel  in W. (2008)) plays a CIA agent.  Caterina Murino plays a secondary, though enchanting, Bond ‘love-dalliance’. I was particularly happy to notice Tobias Menzies (who played Marcus Junius Brutus in the hit HBO TV series Rome) play a small role as Villiers, an MI6 operative.

If you haven’t seen Craig’s Casino Royale – place it at the top of your must-see list. It’s that good!

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  4. A spy movie about a card game? I liked Daniel Craig’s Bond, but the story wasn’t very exciting. I’m hoping QoS has a more dramatic, spy-worthy plot.

  5. I have seen “Casino Royale” and my opinion is that the movie doesn't have the same quality as the other James Bond series. Maybe it's because they changed the main actor, and I was used to Pierce Brosnan and his personality. Who knows…

  6. The 2006 Casino Royale Bond movie was so much better than the original with David Niven. But then, the character of James Bond has evolved over time. I actually prefer the period where he is established as an agent and just goes about his business without all the angst and emotion as in this one.

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