Synopsis:

Recently promoted to 00 status, James Bond takes over his first mission, in which he faces a mysterious private banker to world terrorism and poker player, Le Chiffre. Along with a beautiful Treasury agent and the MI6 man in Montenegro, Bond takes part in a high stakes poker game set up by Le Chiffre in order to recover a huge sum of his clients' money he lost in a failed plot that the British spy took down. 007 will not only discover the threatening organization behind his enemy, but the worst of all truths: to not trust on anyone.

The Freak's Rating: B- : I have never been a fan of James Bond films.  They always seem like the same formulaic trash regurgitated every few years.  Bond is always superhuman, gets a hot chick, has some cool gadgets and kills the bad guy.  Well, for those of you who might think this formula will disappear, allow me to spoil it for you...it won't.  Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, wanted the formula.  When the formula is done well, it can succeed.  When it is done poorly, it goes horribly wrong.  We have been through a number of actors playing James Bond.  Sean Connery was great and I could even tolerate Roger Moore.  However, once Timothy Dalton came in, then was succeeded by Pierce Brosnan, I felt the franchise was in trouble...until now.

Daniel Kraig is the latest actor to sign the infamous "tuxedo contract".  For those who don't know about it, the "tuxedo contract" is a contract MGM generated after Sean Connery took on the Bond role.  The contract is one that every actor who picks up the Bond role must sign.  It states that within a 10 year period of their role as Bond, they are not allowed to wear a tuxedo in any other film.  Timothy Dalton is notorious for breaking his contract during a horrible role on an indy comedy and having to forfeit his royalties from his Bond films.

Kraig refreshes Bond in a way that was desperately needed.  I always had trouble giving a crap about Bond.  Kraig remedies the lack of humanity portrayed in the series in a way I can't quite explain.  He is likeable, but in a respectful way, not a "come over and have a beer" way.

Casino Royale follows the patterns of its predecessors, but succeeds where some have failed.  There is a style to this Bond that hasn't been around since Connery and a toughness that perhaps has never been around.  This one is worth checking out.

Sebastian's Rating: A- : this movie was much better than the most other recent bond movie die anoter die because the story is makes sense and the scenes aren't exaggerated plus the difference from this movie and others it didnt have gadgets, i think there was a couple but this movie sticks with the action and thats what i like about it.

the only downside is he didnt act much like a spy in some aspacts, and it dragged on a bit but apart from that this movie rocks!

Jennifer M's Rating: B : I usually find something else to do when my husband is watching any James Bond movie, so when he insisted I go to see this in the theater I was afraid.  All in all and in the end I was entertained for a couple of hours.  I guess I just have to accept the fact that the Bond movies can't be taken too seriously. 

Jen's Rating: C+ : Never been a huge Bond fan, this movie was good but not memorable.

Angie's Rating: B : In all Bond movies their must be a slick car with lots of bells and whistles, cool gadgets, a one of a kind bad guy, and gorgeous women.  It definitely lived up to all of that, with one minor difference, instead of a plethora or gadgets it was more dare I say physical than the others.  The first 20 minutes of the movie bond chases this criminal all over town and up a crane.  The style is Parkour or free running, and it was one of the first times I've seen it used in a film.  After this initial action scene the movie is definitely much slower than the other bond films, but does a good job setting up the character for the preceeding storylines.  The film definitely falters in places, but it didn't disappoint me.

Nate's Rating: B- : Great beginning, ok middle, and a slump at the the end.  Compared to other recent Bond movies, it's a great improvement.  This Bond is edgier and more brutal than any we've seen in a while, and I think it's what the franchise needed.

Alex's Rating: A : This is not the best 007 film ever made... but it certainly isn't the worst, let's put it that way!

It was very thrilling and well paced, and the 144 minutes just flew by as if it was a short film. It is a well filmed action thriller with plenty of memorable moments. I could name two or three great moments, but it would spoil the movie for those of you who have not yet viewed this title. So I will keep my mouth shut, and let you see for yourselves!

Eva Green was generally a super sexy woman, but her face lets her down. The film is misleading in terms of the personality of this actress, because a week or two after seeing this, i saw a TV interview featuring MS Green, and she is not as intelligent and interesting as the film makes you believe.

Daniel Craig was disappointing. Well, OK, he's new to the Bond franchise, a great actor and in general, an averagely suitable man for the role... but his face is absolutely grotesque! He looks like an elephant's rump! And Bond is said to be seductive and gorgeous. Roger Moore is the best of them all. But admittedly, I can understand why the filmmakers chose a rugged man to portray the secret agent - a cocky charmer with a licence to kill!

Zach T's Rating: B- : didnt exede my expectations thought it would be better
 

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