Monday, March 12, 2007

Casino Royale

Daniel Craig stars as 007 and Eva Green stars as Vesper Lynd in this movie made of Ian Fleming's novel sharing the same name.
In pursuit of a bombmaker, Bond discovers the underground banker Le Chiffre. A good part of the movie shows how he gambles at Casino Royale to defeat Le Chiffre off his money. Not able to stand the defeat, Le Chiffre kidnaps and tortures Bond. However, both Lynd and Bond are rescued and for the next few scenes, it is Bond in love.
M contacts him to let him know the money won has not reached the appropriate party yet. With suspicion, he tracks down Vesper and discovers she has betrayed him. The movie ends with Bond gunning down the middle man.
The initial chasing scene between the bombmaker and Bond was a treat to watch. The nimbleness and the agility of the man who played the bombmaker, was certainly adrenaline pumping. As this was the movie where Bond had just received the double O status, there were many mistakes that he made and it made it seem he was truly human. I hated the torture scene and truly was pained when I saw it. Although I thought there could be more shown of the bad guys behind Vesper's doings, the movie was well done and it is worth the watch.

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