The movie that rebooted James Bond for a millennial generation

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2019)

When Casino Royale first came out during the same weekend that another hit film, Happy Feet, came out nearly 13 years ago, it changed the way James Bond looked and feel. Here was a darker, more mature Bond updated for the post 9/11 world and product placements galore from Sony. It's also one of the longest bond movies ever and my second favorite, alongside Skyfall, which remains my all time favorite Bond movie. Eva Green plays his sexy girlfriend and Judi Dench plays M. Not to be confused with the Climax episode of the same novel as well as the 1967 James Bond spoof, this film became a huge hit and spawned several sequels, the last of which was Spectre. Another movie, starring a black woman as James Bond, is scheduled for release next year.