One of the best Bond films

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2006)

I was very impressed by this. "Casino Royale" is one of the very best Bond films. It was truer in feel to the actual Flemming novels than the vast majority of this series. Bond was gritty and had a dark side just like in the novels. The last time that they tried this angle with a new Bond was with George Lazenby in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". I only had one real problem with this film -- Texas Hold-em. What is a faddish form of poker doing playing a central role in a Bond Film? central game in a Bond film. If they felt that it was necessary to choose another game besides Baccarat, they could have picked almost anything else. I fear that this will cause "Casino Royale" to become dated.