One of the best Bond movies ever!

As an origin story, this still has all the hallmarks of a Bond film, but this is one of those rare Bond films that successfully attempts to delve a little bit deeper into the character. It is a bold step taking the audience back to the beginning of Bond as a 00 agent, but credit to the writers and director as it allows them to focus on how Bond developed into the character seen in all the other films. Craig is perfect for the role of a Bond at the start of his career. In his work, Bond is much more a force of nature, raw and brutal, and there are doubts over his ability to remain detached. Its his emotional state that the film explores which makes this a much more interesting take on the character. Consequently, there is a greater stake in his relationship with Eva Green's character, who manages to make a far more memorable Bond girl than many of the recent ones from the Brosnan era. A great start to a new cycle of Bond films.

The worst Bond movie ever. Four times i thought its an end of a movie and I was disappointed that it is not.

It's crazy how much better this is than most of the other movies in this franchise. Daniel Craig is my James Bond and he is perfect. Mads Mikkelsen has that villain face and charisma. The action is top notch. The story is gripping even for a longer movie. They even made poker exciting.

The high quality of Skyfall is what finally got me to check out Casino Royale, I regret not watching it sooner this was great

From the breathtaking stunts in the opening chase to the suspenseful high-stakes poker game, ‘Casino Royale’ gets everything right, introducing Craig as a tougher, grittier and more realistic Bond. James Bond.

10/10

The James Bond Films
1 Eon films
1.1 Dr. No (1962) https://trakt.tv/movies/dr-no-1962
1.2 From Russia with Love (1963) https://trakt.tv/movies/from-russia-with-love-1963
1.3 Goldfinger (1964) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldfinger-1964
1.4 Thunderball (1965) https://trakt.tv/movies/thunderball-1965
1.5 You Only Live Twice (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/you-only-live-twice-1967
1.6 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) https://trakt.tv/movies/on-her-majesty-s-secret-service-1969
1.7 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/diamonds-are-forever-1971
1.8 Live and Let Die (1973) https://trakt.tv/movies/live-and-let-die-1973
1.9 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-gun-1974
1.10 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-spy-who-loved-me-1977
1.11 Moonraker (1979) https://trakt.tv/movies/moonraker-1979
1.12 For Your Eyes Only (1981) https://trakt.tv/movies/for-your-eyes-only-1981
1.13 Octopussy (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/octopussy-1983
1.14 A View to a Kill (1985) https://trakt.tv/movies/a-view-to-a-kill-1985
1.15 The Living Daylights (1987) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-living-daylights-1987
1.16 Licence to Kill (1989) https://trakt.tv/movies/licence-to-kill-1989
1.17 GoldenEye (1995) https://trakt.tv/movies/goldeneye-1995
1.18 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) https://trakt.tv/movies/tomorrow-never-dies-1997
1.19 The World Is Not Enough (1999) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-world-is-not-enough-1999
1.20 Die Another Day (2002) https://trakt.tv/movies/die-another-day-2002
1.21 Casino Royale (2006) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-2006
1.22 Quantum of Solace (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/quantum-of-solace-2008
1.23 Skyfall (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/skyfall-2012
1.24 Spectre (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/spectre-2015
1.25 No Time to Die (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/no-time-to-die-2021

2 Non-Eon films
2.1 Casino Royale (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/casino-royale-1967
2.2 Never Say Never Again (1983) https://trakt.tv/movies/never-say-never-again-1983

Casino Royale is so good for the first hour and 45 minutes, but once the first major plot thread resolves, the rest of the movie feels like a moralizing (for Bond, that is) mess…. It’s clear this was always Bond’s origin, rather than a compelling spy tale. When all settles, the motivations in this plot are muddled, but the action scenes feel like a modern Bond should.

My pops likes to torture moms occasionally and sit thru every 007 movie in what he calls Bondfest bahahaha

A solid and fast pacing Bond movie, but I hoped for a little more! Never the less I like Craig already better than I did Brosnan and Bond is FINALLY(!) not invincible any more.

Good movie

Let me say it up front - this is light years ahead of virtually all other Bond movies...

It is astonishing to revisit this and realise how much of a hail-Mary it was in the same vane as On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

Here we have a Bond casting that is off-type. We have a back-to-basics that is even more basic than any other Bond iteration save Dr No. We have some spectacular casting decisions - Caterina Murino is a classic Bond girl and Eva Green is fantastic as the unreadable but highly evocative Vesper Lynd.

The plot is a little bloated around the action scenes and the overly-long poker game but that's a minor complaint given how superior this film is to most other Bonds - and most films of its era... Staggering to think this is 15 years old.

When it came out, this was a riveting film and I saw it several times in the subsequent years. As it stands it is still a fantastic action thriller.


8.5/10

Great start to a new bond

This is Bond at his toughest. Daniel Craig's 007 is a one-man wrecking crew. He's practically a superhero smashing through walls fighting multiple baddies at once and keeping up with vehicles on foot. None of the earlier Bond films come close to portraying a Bond this unpolished and brutal.

The story is entertaining and easy to follow. The villain Le Chiffre is not threatening until a torture scene wipes out any sympathy he may have generated from his predicament with the even bigger fish he is working for. There are a number of memorable action scenes primarily the opening chase scene where 007 pursues a man with a bomb on foot. It's jaw-dropping and the stunts are amazing.
I'm not much of a card player but I have to say even the card playing scenes were exciting.

A minor quibble I have is that the closing fight in Venice doesn't stand up as well when compared to the other great action pieces throughout the film.

Arguments could easily be made that this is the best Bond film ever.

i liked Daniel Craig more as the right bond with action, charm, cunning all in one

Bond's essential 21st century reboot is expertly orchestrated and potently thrilling, although I wonder if it may have pressed itself a bit too far in an effort to feel contemporary. The parkour and hold'em scenes in particular already feel out-of-touch, with both fads freshly occupying the rear-view mirror, but that's hardly a new hurdle for the series to clear.

Daniel Craig makes for a far better Bond than I'd hoped, especially during the nail-biting action scenes or the prerequisite mingling with the high-cultured elite. He isn't the quip-slinging lady killer that Connery or Brosnan were, at least not yet, but he's twice as convincing when the time comes to flex a little muscle (or leap from one precariously-perched construction crane to another, as it were).

This isn't a perfect effort - the poker climax is recklessly telegraphed, and the final forty minutes feel like a weepy, long-winded epilogue - but it is an action joyride, stuffed with clever winks and nods at the character's past, and one of the best Bonds ever made.

This movie is honestly not as clever as it thinks it is and is worse than any of the mission impossible movies except 2.

Now the whole world's gonna know that you died scratching my balls!

excellent Bond film, the dialogues were so crisp, loved every minute of this, Daniel Craig IS James Bond!

Typical Bond start, which is the least interesting part. The middle--character building, background, crisis--is extraordinary. And then the end is a little drawn out. Overall, a top 3 Bond film.
Story: 7
Script: 8
Performances: 8
Misc.: 7
Influence: 8...kicks off a whole new version of Bond and Bond movies.
Overall: 8