Casino Royale (2006)

Preceded by: Die Another Day (2002)
Succeeded by: Quantum of Solace (2008)

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	Directed by: Martin Campbell	COUNTRY USA/Germany/United Kingdom/Czech Rep GENRE Action/Thriller/Spy NORWEGIAN TITLE Casino Royale RUNNING TIME 144 minutes
	Produced by: Barbara Broccoli Michael G. Wilson
	Written by (based on the novel by Ian Fleming): Neal Purvis Robert Wade Paul Haggis

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
James Bond	Daniel Craig
Vesper Lynn	Eva Green	½
Le Chiffre	Mads Mikkelsen	½
M	Judi Dench	½
Felix Leiter	Jeffrey Wright
Mathis	Giancarlo Giannini	½
Valenka	Ivana Milecevic	½
Call Girl	Margaret Avery

Review

Say goodbye to the intellectual, suave, arch-British Bond and hello to the running, sweating, and inexplicably romantic Bond with an ever-present diva-like expression. It definitely is a leap, maybe also because of the largely different subject matter that the Casino Royale story touches upon. Though it may have seemed like a good idea to bring Martin Campbell (GoldenEye) back into the director's chair, his work here is inconsistent and weary. He makes the film over-plotted and too serious. Pierce Brosnan's humour and confidence are sorely missed, as Daniel Craig gives an energetic and quite appealing performance, but without really knowing where to take his character. In the end, Casino Royale is too soft and fails to sustain the necessary level of suspense to fully be able to rejuvenate the franchise.