New Bond's licence to thrill -- Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Genre: Action
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench, Eva Green, Caterina Murino
Storyline: Bond has to stop a gambler from winning, as the money will go towards funding terrorism.
Bottomline: The blondest, hunkiest, most intense Bond ever.
The ladies tend to choose Pierce Brosnan, the serious Bond fans Sean Connery. But Daniel Craig, the new James Bond, has something for everyone in `Casino Royale,' the latest film in the franchise.
After the gentlemanly womanising and refined killing by Brosnan, Craig's raw, cold brutality may seem a bit rude. But that's why he suits the story so well. `Casino Royale' is based on the book, in which Ian Fleming introduced the character to the world. The movie begins with James as just another government hack, although he does show signs of promise and individuality.
He is as deft at poker as he is at bedding another man's girl. M, played once again by Judi Dench, asks James to vamoose after he most impolitely storms the embassy of another country and kills quite a few of their people.
But she knows him; when he's on a case, he's not going to give up until every villain gets his just desserts. Events take him to the fabulous `Casino Royale,' where fortunes are made and spent in a gamble. With Bond babe by his side, he proceeds to beat Monsieur Le Chiffre at cards.
Intricate plot
Eva Green plays Vesper Lynd, not your conventional Bond girl. However, she is the one who finds a place in Agent 007's heart. Critics say that the romance with Vesper humanises Bond and serves as an explanation for his detached womanising. But the truth is that there is no reason for him to fall in love with her. Craig actually is the `Bond girl' in `Casino Royale'. Not that you doubt his masculinity for a moment. But several times, the cameras linger over his body. There is one particular shot where he emerges from the sea, the exact way so many Bond girls before him have. He has the look of a moisturised Marlboro Man.
The plot is intricate. But like every good action movie, `Casino Royale' works even as a sequence of events that don't really have to make any sense for you to enjoy it. It sags a bit, though.But these moments would be well spent admiring the incredibly blue eyes of James Bond.
SUSAN MUTHALALY
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