Casino Royale

Rating: 6/10 (7 January 2007)

I went to see this latest Bond movie at Pathe De Munt. I went in the morning show at 10:00 am and was not accepting many people in the theatre, but surprisingly there were more than 35-40 people in the hall.
I knew that the movie had a new Bond. And recently I had seen a beautiful movie called "The Mother" on the VCD, in which Daniel Craig was the hero. I had liked him in that movie. I liked his acting. I liked his charm. I found him too good looking. I read somewhere that Daniel Craig is a gay  I do not know whether this is true or not, but that did not deter me at all in getting impressed by him, and look forward to seeing in Casino Royale.
I loved the movie. I loved the new Bond. The movie turned everything upside down that someone associates with Bond movie. This movie was not a James Bond movie. It was a love story. This movie did not have the high fly gadgets. It was simple. The Bond was someone who gets beaten, is tested at every stage, have moments of death seeing him in the face, a Bond who is ditched by the girl. A Bond who recognizes that "he has a very short life expectancy", a very poignant and touching dialogue every told by Bond on screen.
This is the first Bond who has a truly great body and who is sensitive and can ACT.
The most famous dialogue  "My name is Bond, James Bond" is told at the end of the movie  as the last punch line. This Bond rocks, and leaves me eagerly waiting to see the new Bond movie  hopefully it would be made soon.
Later I heard that this Bond movie was made from the first Bond novel and thus has basic stuff  the first years of Bond that grounded the making of real Bond that we have seen since last 30 years. The film showed the beginning of making of Bond's character. Hopefully for a new Bond  Daniel Craig!