Casino Royale
Chris's take
A modern re-imagination of James Bond as a more realistic and humanised character. Daniel Craig manages to deliver a complex Bond with many layers and subtleties, whilst the intricate yet compact plot keeps you engaged, taking place across a series of luxurious settings and captured in brilliant style.
Director
Martin Campbell
Cast
Daniel Craig
James Bond
Eva Green
Vesper Lynd
Mads Mikkelsen
Le Chiffre
Judi Dench
M
Jeffrey Wright
Felix Leiter
Giancarlo Giannini
Mathis
Caterina Murino
Solange
Simon Abkarian
Alex Dimitrios
Plot overview
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.