My review

Rating: 7/10 (19 November 2006)

If you are a die-hard Bond Movie fan, then let me warn you, you are in for a serious disappointment. There are no gizmos, no "Shaken not Stirred" Vodka Martinis, no typical bond movie stuff. The silhouettes of femme-fatales in the opening track are conspicuously absent. But hold on, I am not saying the movie is crap, its pretty good. It's more about the evolution of Bond as Bond.
Contrary to my expectations, Daniel Craig has done a great job as James Bond and Eva Green is absolutely stunning.
In case you don't know it by now, the movie opens with Bond earning his double '0' status after two quick assassinations. Some fast pace action follows with some really thrilling stunts moving from Uganda to Madagascar to Bahamas to Miami before it finally reaches the Casino Royale at Montenegro. The Poker game is slow and tends to drag the movie. Almost getting killed by poisoning, losing a round to his enemy, winning the big stakes, getting captured and whipped by his enemies, 007 does it all. And for a change, professes his love for the leading lady.
But that's not the end... A bollywood style climax awaits you. After all no movie is bond movie till you hear the golden five words "The name's Bond, James Bond".