Fresh
Bond as a human being? Who'd'a'thunk?
Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Casino Royale
Everyone has a past. Every legend has a beginning.
2006 · 2h 24m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Directed by
Martin Campbell
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.
Director and cast
- Martin Campbell Director
- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Eva Green as Vesper Lynd
- Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre
- Judi Dench as M
- Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
- Giancarlo Giannini as René Mathis
- Caterina Murino as Solange Dimitrios
- Simon Abkarian as Alex Dimitrios
- Isaach de Bankolé Cast
- Jesper Christensen Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Casino Royale has the answers to all my complaints about the 45-year-old James Bond series, and some I hadn't even thought of.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
I hope Craig finds more moments like that in Bond. And I hope he gets to wear that tuxedo again and again and again.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
I consider Daniel Craig to be the most effective and appealing of the six actors who have played 007, and that includes even Sean Connery.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
Craig is also the best Bond in the franchise's history.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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