Casino Royale (2006) :
Brief Review -
The return of the Classic Bond after a decade. Daniel Craig has been part of all those billion-dollar James Bond movies, which convinced the entire world that Bond was, is, and will be the classiest spy on the silver screen. The most popular and most acclaimed Bond movies before this were Sean Connery movies from the 1960s, such as Dr. No, Goldfinger, and Thunderball, followed by Brosnan's Golden Eye in the 90s. For over a decade, there was no classy or highly acclaimed Bond movie, and then came Craig's Casino Royale, directed by Martin Campbell. I remember watching this movie on television in pieces, so surprises were fewer. However, the scale and the intensity felt much better in one-go viewing. Casino Royale totally convinced me that it could be argued to be the best 007 movie ever, only to slip a little in the climax. So, Bond wins the money, the villain is killed, and there are still 20-24 minutes left in the film's runtime. Even a kid can guess that the lady-love is going to play a femme fatale here. Like M says, "You should have picked on it," and I was scratching my head much before she said it. I mean, come on, a world-class spy like Bond can't be that typical. It's just unacceptable, and that also drags the entire anti-climax portion for a while. Rest, no complaints. It's a classy show, all the way. From sexy looks, hot chicks, bikini babes, dashing Bond, smashing action set pieces, fantastic background score, to thrilling narrative-you name it, and Casino Royale has it. Craig has redefined Bond's charisma-not that I am ever going to forget Conner, but in his own way, he has done a commendable job. Eva Green was born to play such sexy roles. Mads Mikkelsen has come a long way from playing Bond's villain to what he is now, but people do and will remember his part in this movie. Dench had a small role, but it was an apt choice. Martin's direction shows a new vision for Bond movies and how big they can be. All the next films in the franchise are even bigger, but this has its own magic of being the first in its category.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The return of the Classic Bond after a decade. Daniel Craig has been part of all those billion-dollar James Bond movies, which convinced the entire world that Bond was, is, and will be the classiest spy on the silver screen. The most popular and most acclaimed Bond movies before this were Sean Connery movies from the 1960s, such as Dr. No, Goldfinger, and Thunderball, followed by Brosnan's Golden Eye in the 90s. For over a decade, there was no classy or highly acclaimed Bond movie, and then came Craig's Casino Royale, directed by Martin Campbell. I remember watching this movie on television in pieces, so surprises were fewer. However, the scale and the intensity felt much better in one-go viewing. Casino Royale totally convinced me that it could be argued to be the best 007 movie ever, only to slip a little in the climax. So, Bond wins the money, the villain is killed, and there are still 20-24 minutes left in the film's runtime. Even a kid can guess that the lady-love is going to play a femme fatale here. Like M says, "You should have picked on it," and I was scratching my head much before she said it. I mean, come on, a world-class spy like Bond can't be that typical. It's just unacceptable, and that also drags the entire anti-climax portion for a while. Rest, no complaints. It's a classy show, all the way. From sexy looks, hot chicks, bikini babes, dashing Bond, smashing action set pieces, fantastic background score, to thrilling narrative-you name it, and Casino Royale has it. Craig has redefined Bond's charisma-not that I am ever going to forget Conner, but in his own way, he has done a commendable job. Eva Green was born to play such sexy roles. Mads Mikkelsen has come a long way from playing Bond's villain to what he is now, but people do and will remember his part in this movie. Dench had a small role, but it was an apt choice. Martin's direction shows a new vision for Bond movies and how big they can be. All the next films in the franchise are even bigger, but this has its own magic of being the first in its category.
RATING - 7/10*
By - #samthebestest.