Review of Casino Royale (1954) by Maxime B — 26 Oct 2018

Casino Royale puts James Bond into the real world and delivers what to me is quite simply the best bond film and one of the best films of the 2000s. This film has it all. Tight narrative focus, incredible action sequences, extremely tense direction, sleek cinematography, pristine old fashioned editing, and an ambitiously large story that keeps focus on the man, Bond.

And Bond has not been better. A vulnerable cruel assassin that tries to have a conscious and do good but is constantly being beaten down. Daniel Craig owns the screen in an Oscar worthy performance as Bond.

But what shocks me the most is the series's best villain, Le Chiffre, a complete equal to the great James Bond that is able to balance menace and humanity brilliantly with the incredible Mads Mikkelsen in the role.

Casino Royale is the kinda movie that can be talked about and hyped up but once you see it, it becomes a truly epic experience of thrills and entertainment.