You Know My Name... It's Bond, James Bond!

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2007)

*Casino SPOILERS*
James Bond (Daniel Craig), who has just become a 007, after twarthing an attack to a Jumbo jet prototype and causing MI6 all kinds of embarrassments after having basically disrupted an embassy in Madagascar, is sent to Montenegro's Casino Royal to fight the evil LeChiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a french gangster who uses the profits of his organization to fund terrorism, in a poker tournament.
His aides are the sinuous and feisty Vesper (Eva Green) and the faithful Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), but are they who they say they are? And will James complete his first mission as a 00? This is the first James Bond movie I have seen, and contrary to what all those haters have said and written, I think Daniel Craig fits right in as the young James Bond; he has both the physique du role (and I have to admit that it's a mighty fine one, and even LeChiffre said so) and the slightly imperfect allure a beginner at the 'game' would have.
The music worked very well, especially the theme song 'You Know My Name' which is really great, all the actors do well, the script is very well written (and we know that in these times of remaking (badly) this is a rarity) and the director is just the icing on the cake.
I think both Bond aficionados and newcomers will appreciate this movie.
Casino Royale (2006): 10/10.