Not my dad's James Bond, that's for sure

Rating: 8/10 (22 July 2008)

When I was a kid, my father and I constantly watched all the James Bond films together, I always loved every adventure James got into, the women, the villains, the gadgets, everything about James Bond just equals fun and excitement. But the later James Bond films haven't been so pleasant to watch, so I just stayed clear of Casino Royale. But I heard nothing but good things about Casino Royale, so I decided to go ahead and see what this movie was going to be like. So I rented it, I watched it last night and I wasn't expecting anything special, but I really loved Casino Royale, it was so different than what we are used to with our James Bond films. Not to mention Daniel Craig, the James Blonde, I know a lot of people were having doubts, for those who haven't seen this, watch it, Daniel will definitely take your doubts away.
James Bond in his first years as an agent has his first major assignment. He is the best card player in the organization, so his boss, M, sends him to beat a mafia boss, Le Chiffre, who is taking so much money. James is set up with Vesper, a foxy beautiful woman who is the head of Treasury, and is pretending to be his wife during this whole charade. But when Le Chiffre is onto Bond and Vesper, they may wanna think about not being a secret agent so much any more.
Casino Royale goes where no other James Bond movie has gone before, it's a lot more darker, it's more realistic, even though you know that these gadgets are over the top, they seem like they could exist. The actors are just top notch, we have Dame Judi Dench who's Bond's boss, she was a great addition to the franchise. Eva Green was a great Bond girl and her last scene was beautifully shot; I was really impressed with the editing, the action scenes, the movie shots, everything about this movie was just great and was so much fun to watch, it's pure entertainment, I highly recommend it.
8/10