Casino Royale

My biggest complaint about the movie is the marketing. Frankly, the trailers that they showed, revealed too many little details about the movie. With that said, let's talk about the film.

I was skeptical about a blond James Bond. But the more I saw of the previews, the more I thought the producers made a good choice. And after having seen the movie now, I wholeheartedly agree with my progressing opinion. Daniel Craig made an excellent Bond and I look forward to seeing him in future James Bond films.

This movie is a prequel, so to speak, in that Bond is just establishing himself as a Double O. I love the camera angles they used in the opening scene. That, along with the black and white, made it feel almost as though I were watching a film noir.

Casino Royale definitely has a different feel than previous Bond films. We don't hear the familiar Bond theme until the end. We also see how he gets his famous drink.

The film had a good mix of drama and action and the first action sequence was quite good. The actor/stunt man that played the guy that Bond chases in that action sequence does some quite exceptional things. He's flying in and out of tight spots and climbing like a monkey or something or another. I thoroughly enjoyed that part.

I'm going to keep this review short, because I just don't have much to say. I will just say that the movie was a good deal of fun and I anxiously await its arrival on DVD.