It has been made into a Bond parody by Columbia Pictures in 1967; big names were roped in for the movie, including David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. It was nevertheless a parody, and its plot in no way resembled the original Ian Fleming novel. In 2006 director Martin Campbell decided to rope in British actor Daniel Craig to play James Bond. Aided by great scriptwriters like Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, he was determined to reinvent the Bond franchise with his version of Casino Royal. All the recent Bond movies (Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, The World is not enough) have overused the same formula. The increasingly impractical storylines and even more unbelievable gadgets only served to point out that Hollywood was fast running out of good plots; but Casino Royale overcomes these drawbacks and starts over again. The gadgets this time are humble, and they all fit into the glove compartment of Bond's dependable Aston Martin, and there is no fed-up Q to reproach Bond for being reckless with government property. Veteran actress Judi Dench plays M (who actually gets a chance to show off her acting skills), who is much more apprehensive with Bond's training and development. She takes on the role of his mentor, having promoted him to "00" status despite qualms about his judgment and his apparent failure to bridle his ego. The femme fatales of this movie are not quite as fatale as in earlier Bond movies. Eva Green's Vesper Lynd and enticing Caterina Murino's Solange are every bit as gorgeous as previous Bond girls, but they aren't born killers. Yet they are more fascinating and enthralling than ever before. In fact Vesper Lynd’s character evolves. She has her armor on first. Her conversation with Bond on the Montenegro-bound train proves that she is a resilient woman who won’t give in to Bond’s advances. But later on her character opens up slowly and
It has been made into a Bond parody by Columbia Pictures in 1967; big names were roped in for the movie, including David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. It was nevertheless a parody, and its plot in no way resembled the original Ian Fleming novel. In 2006 director Martin Campbell decided to rope in British actor Daniel Craig to play James Bond. Aided by great scriptwriters like Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, he was determined to reinvent the Bond franchise with his version of Casino Royal. All the recent Bond movies (Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, The World is not enough) have overused the same formula. The increasingly impractical storylines and even more unbelievable gadgets only served to point out that Hollywood was fast running out of good plots; but Casino Royale overcomes these drawbacks and starts over again. The gadgets this time are humble, and they all fit into the glove compartment of Bond's dependable Aston Martin, and there is no fed-up Q to reproach Bond for being reckless with government property. Veteran actress Judi Dench plays M (who actually gets a chance to show off her acting skills), who is much more apprehensive with Bond's training and development. She takes on the role of his mentor, having promoted him to "00" status despite qualms about his judgment and his apparent failure to bridle his ego. The femme fatales of this movie are not quite as fatale as in earlier Bond movies. Eva Green's Vesper Lynd and enticing Caterina Murino's Solange are every bit as gorgeous as previous Bond girls, but they aren't born killers. Yet they are more fascinating and enthralling than ever before. In fact Vesper Lynd’s character evolves. She has her armor on first. Her conversation with Bond on the Montenegro-bound train proves that she is a resilient woman who won’t give in to Bond’s advances. But later on her character opens up slowly and