Casino Royale

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Bonded , Eastbourne on November 17th, 2006
How can anyone describe this Bond as ugly...he is so toned and buff. The movie is superb.

rob,herts on November 18th, 2006
Bloody good film!!! Better than last two Brosnan's efforts. Craig was excellent! Hope he is doing another...

Lee, Coventry on November 18th, 2006
Bond is back, edgier and darker than ever. Daniel Craig seems to pull this off quite well but when the film ended I felt as if something was missing. I feel Pierce Brosnan & Sean Connery were much more suited to the Bond role and this film didn't actually appear to have a proper storyline. The film concentrated more on Bond as a character, as this is supposed to be based on his first mission when M first recruited him and gave him 00 status. Without giving too much of the plot away the film centres around a high stakes poker game at Casino Royale in Prague, which Bond must win in order to prevent Le Chiffre(The Bond Baddie) and banker to World Terrorists winning which would lead to catastrophic effects as a result. However what these effects are are anyone's guess!!! As we never actually find them out, despite the inital opening which makes you assume that all will be explained by the end of the film but never actually comes. Despite the excellent opening fight scenes set around a construction site rooftop, which give you a false sense of hope that this is the Best Bond Ever, there is little in the way of action and fight scenes throught the rest of the film and the ending is very poor. Nevertheless, all Bond fans it's still worth going to see. However, I feel the jury is still out on Daniel Craig and only time will tell if he was the right person to take over as Bond. 7/10

Simon , Leeds on November 18th, 2006
Casino Royale is very diffrent from Die Another Day as it does not come with the typical gadgets and Q. However, Daniel Craig is much edgier which is especially shown during a high stakes poker game. An absolute must see.

Elizabeth, Maryland USA on November 20th, 2006
This Bond has kahunas bigger than Texas, metaphorically speaking. Much more gritty, realistic, intense and sexy.

J9, Manchester on November 21st, 2006
I was glued, I am not normally a big Bond fan, but wow it was great! Daniel Craig is by far the best Bond ever. I would highly recommend this film to anyone!

Liz, Essex on November 22nd, 2006
It's great, can't wait to see it again! Big shoes to fill and he did it very well.

Carl Blair, Ellesmere Port UK on November 23rd, 2006
In my opinion this is the most realistic Bond to date. This is how Bond should have been portrayed in the beginning. Daniel Craig is brilliant and re-invents the Bond charcter in his own unique and original way. Overall the film was fantastic. A genuine plot, marvellously assembled and believable.

Nat, Coventry on November 23rd, 2006
Absolutely fantastic! Daniel Craig was superb and boy was he to lust over! Definitely recommended to go and watch.

Mr. Roberts, Wales on November 26th, 2006
There were too many villians and you didn't know what the mission really was. Daniel Craig wasn't the best. I would say it's been a while since we've had a good Bond film.

Bond Fan, London on November 27th, 2006
Excellent film! It is very character based and through the story and his experiences we see Bond developing from an ordinary agent (dare I say thug) into the more sophisticated emotionally detached person we've come to know in the other films. I realise many may be disappointed (especially with the ending) but I thought it was very cleverly thought out, including holding back on the Bond theme music until he becomes that character at the end. It leaves you wanting to see a lot more - roll on the next film!!

Maria, London on November 27th, 2006
Fantastic. Gritty and exciting. I don't usually like Bond films, but this is worth seeing. Daniel is the best Bond so far and is not ugly. Hope to see more of him. Eva Green's accent was a bit dodgy though.

Neil, Plymouth on November 27th, 2006
This film suffers because it tries to be two things in one: a 'Bond film' and a gritty action/thriller - unfortunately this results in it not doing either very well. Apart from a couple action set-pieces there is very little to get too excited about action-wise and Daniel Craig has to be the most uncharasmatic Bonds ever! He can't deliver a 'Bond comic quip' to save his Walther PPK! I am told by those who have read the original book (I have to confess I haven't) that the screenplay is a fairly faithful adaptation, if this is the case then you can see why it has never been made into a film before! I know it was the first one but Mr Fleming was obviously having an off day when he sat down at his typewriter to write this one! I have to applaud the producers/directors for trying to steer clear from ubiquitous cgi animation but the model shots sometimes looked very obviously like models and if they do try to have all the stunts done for real they could have at least tried to get a stuntman who looked remotely like Mr Craig - the action on the crane is a particular case in point! All that said, I am prepared to keep an open mind and hope that the Bond we saw at the end of the film (and I mean the very end not the several stuttering false finishes which were really very annoying) carries on through into the next film otherwise bring back Timothy Dalton - all is forgiven!!!

Alyce G Sedona AZ on November 28th, 2006
Just saw Daniel Craig in the James Bond movie earlier today. Very good movie, great camera shots & Daniel is a "hunk!" Very intense & oh, those blue eyes. I think that he makes a great James Bond---even better than Sean C or Pierce B, who were my famorite two actors who played Bond. Daniel really fits the part. What a superb body!

Patrick, Wales on November 28th, 2006
Very good - all action from start to finish. Eva was stunning in film but looked a bit gaunt and thin in recent interviews

Alan, Edinburgh on November 29th, 2006
I read that Sean Connery was in this movie in a small role but did not see him. It would have better if they brought in James Bond's son or daughter from a ex girlfriend as well.

Suzanne, York on November 29th, 2006
This was by far the best film I have seen in a long time. It was amazing, un-like any other Bond. Daniel Craig excelled, proving all those critics wrong and proving himself to be a great actor. He deserves the success this film has got. I absolutely loved this film, especially the tender bits which showed Bond to have a heart. I loved seeing him make mistakes and how he becomes the later man. I personally cannot wait for Bond 22 and 23.

Ewan McQueen, Troon on November 29th, 2006
Best Bond in years, superb debut from daniel craig, some very funny lines and some great scenes 4/5

Martin Duggan, Glasgow on November 29th, 2006
Casino Royale is the best Bond Film in the last decade. It didn't need to rely on big explosions and beyond-a-joke gadgets (Die Another Day's Invisible Car comes to mind...) because of an inferior plot. The film had every ingredient necessary to become an instant classic within the franchise. Many did not agree with Daniel Craig's casting as Bond but after seeing him in Layer Cake 2 years ago, I felt that the edge he gives his characters would fit in well in the Bond Universe and I'm very happy to say I was right! His acting skills have helped give the Bond character a 3rd dimension that has been lacking for the past 20 Films. The storyline was well crafted and fits in with what is going on in the Modern World (Terrorism) and manages to stay reasonably true to the novel in most elements. Also, the young Bond still finding his feet as an agent made him seem more human whilst also filling in some blanks left by previous films. The theme song has recieved some notable criticsm but you need to remember that Die Another Day featured a god-awful Madonna track so Chris Cornell's "You know my Name" is a welcome release. I certainly recommend seeing this film because it gives an aging franchise new life whilst staying true to it at the same time. 5/5

Robert, Brazil on November 29th, 2006
Daniel Craig is the best Bond forever. And Casino Roayale is the second best movie. Goldeneye is the best!