Casino Royale (2006)
Seen 20 November 2006 at Regal Fenway 13
* * * * * (out of 5)
I enjoyed the heck out of Casino Royale. As far as I can tell, there’s no reason not to. What we have here is a modern, almost-realistic spy story that has much more grounded characters, better storytelling and much less reliance on the flash that has defined the Bond series since god knows when. Oh, the flash is still there. It’s just approached in a vastly different way.
Originally, I was wary of the idea of “rebranding” – taking old franchises and completely revamping them in order to make something more relevant and “better.” It seemed to me like another way writers were avoiding being original, and thus finding a new way to suck. Batman Begins kicked the crap out of that theory. And now Bond 21.0 kicks the crap out of it again, whips it in the nuts with a braided rope, and shoots it in the head. Which is lucky, because if there was ever a series that needed a new direction, Bond is it.
Royale opens with James Bond (Daniel Craig) garnering his second kill, conquering his last obstacle on the path to 00 status. A cool black-and-white sequence and an insane, parkour-style chase scene later, and we find out that Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a terrorist banker, has lost a huge amount of the money with which his clients entrusted him. In order to make it all back and save his own hide, he has set up a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, with the winner walking out with $150 million. Mi6 has decided to enter Bond, the best Texas Hold ‘Em player in the service. He and new associate Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) travel to the Casino Royale, well aware that if Bond loses and Le Chiffre wins, the government has just handed over millions of dollars to a terrorist organization.
The reason Royale has gotten so much attention up to release is one of the main reasons the film is successful: Daniel Craig. Craig is a huge departure from previous Bonds, especially the ones that I have come to know (Pierce Brosnan-era). Craig’s Bond is a much more complex character, but at the start of the film you see how different he is. This Bond is a killer; a government-funded assassin. He likes his job, and he's good at it . Read the rest at HBS!
* * * * * (out of 5)
I enjoyed the heck out of Casino Royale. As far as I can tell, there’s no reason not to. What we have here is a modern, almost-realistic spy story that has much more grounded characters, better storytelling and much less reliance on the flash that has defined the Bond series since god knows when. Oh, the flash is still there. It’s just approached in a vastly different way.
Originally, I was wary of the idea of “rebranding” – taking old franchises and completely revamping them in order to make something more relevant and “better.” It seemed to me like another way writers were avoiding being original, and thus finding a new way to suck. Batman Begins kicked the crap out of that theory. And now Bond 21.0 kicks the crap out of it again, whips it in the nuts with a braided rope, and shoots it in the head. Which is lucky, because if there was ever a series that needed a new direction, Bond is it.
Royale opens with James Bond (Daniel Craig) garnering his second kill, conquering his last obstacle on the path to 00 status. A cool black-and-white sequence and an insane, parkour-style chase scene later, and we find out that Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a terrorist banker, has lost a huge amount of the money with which his clients entrusted him. In order to make it all back and save his own hide, he has set up a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, with the winner walking out with $150 million. Mi6 has decided to enter Bond, the best Texas Hold ‘Em player in the service. He and new associate Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) travel to the Casino Royale, well aware that if Bond loses and Le Chiffre wins, the government has just handed over millions of dollars to a terrorist organization.
The reason Royale has gotten so much attention up to release is one of the main reasons the film is successful: Daniel Craig. Craig is a huge departure from previous Bonds, especially the ones that I have come to know (Pierce Brosnan-era). Craig’s Bond is a much more complex character, but at the start of the film you see how different he is. This Bond is a killer; a government-funded assassin. He likes his job, and he's good at it . Read the rest at HBS!
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10:40 AM
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I couldn't agree with you more about Casino Royale. I was skeptical about the whole project, but was glad they went for the best actor for the role and not the most typical Bond looking one. Eva Green was perfect and maybe even my favorite Bond girl. What a nice surprise.
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