Review of Casino Royale (1954) by Charlie W — 16 Oct 2015

Rebooting the 47 year James Bond franchise with Ian Flemings´first adventure, the new interpretation of our hero was a complete rejuvenation to say the least.´Light years apart from all the 20 earlier 007 films, Casino Royale took the lead as the best as at year 2007.

Stripped of corny CGIs, the stunt actions were amazingly heart stopping. Unlike his predecessors, Daniel Craig is one Bond with more substance, agility,stamina, brains and pain tolerance. His chemistry with Judi Dench (M) was magic.

It was clearly obvious, she commanded respect from 007. Very few do. Otherwise his arrogance and punch lines injected superb humour. Brilliant action film with probably the best James Bond ever. Strong, intelligent, gutsy and strikes fear in people with his piercing blue eyes.

. Never a dull moment in this nearly 2.5 hours long film Very gritty and painful to watch at times. One thinks James Bond has a very high thresh hold for pain. Nice to see James Bond has his spell of domesticity and inebriation with love.

Although it did end tragically and explained his flippant desire of one night stands with future female encounters (save for Her Majesty Service where he met his next tragic love story). If you had paid attention, you would also have learnt the recipe to James Bond´s signature cocktail, the vodka martini.

Why it should be drunk shaken and not stirred remains to be discovered.