Travis Simpkins: Casino Royale (2006): James Bond "007" (Daniel Craig and Eva Green)

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Casino Royale (2006): James Bond "007" (Daniel Craig and Eva Green)

The succes of Casino Royale (2006) is all the more impressive when taken in the context of all the negative anticipatory reactions preceding it's release. Fans and critics were displeased with the producers' choice of blonde, somewhat-unsophisticated actor Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. Craig's uncouth characteristics and rugged demeanor were just what the 007 series needed, however, in it's attempt to reboot the franchise with a cooler, grittier image. Casino Royale, the 21st James Bond film, breaks with the running storyline of it's predecessors and begins fresh... with James Bond as a tough-as-nails agent beginning his career, vulnerable and rough around the edges, eager to have and utilize the "Double 0" status... his "license to kill." The actors are all wonderful, especially Daniel Craig, who delivers in spades. The lovely Eva Green, while not a typical "Bond Girl", is great in her role as well. The supporting cast is solid too, including Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench and Jeffrey Wright.

Terrorists, arms dealers and Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), who functions as their financier...

: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007

become the target of new MI-6 double-0 agent James Bond "007" (Daniel Craig), and his efforts to kill and put them out of business...

Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007

Bond's investigation leads him to the Bahamas...

Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007

and, naturally, into the arms of the sexy wife of one of the suspects for the evening...

Daniel Craig: Casino Royale. James Bond, 007

to figure out the best way to nail the sect. Learning of a high stakes Poker game being put on by Le Chiffre, Bond arranges for himself to join the game with the financial backing of the treasury, and the supervision of Vesper Lynd (Eva Green)...