James Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist Mollaka. Not everything goes as planned and Bond decides to investigate, independently of the MI6 agency, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together--and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Matthis, MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter, who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.
Also Known As:Bond 21 Casino Royale Untitled (MGM/James Bond 21)
Production Status:Released
Logline:The story examines James Bond's formative years and how he developed his penchant for Aston Martins, martinis and beautiful women.
Genres:Action/Adventure, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time:144 min.
Release Date:November 17th, 2006 (wide)
MPAA Rating:PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual content and nudity.
Distributors:Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Releasing, Sony Pictures Releasing International
Production Co.:Danjaq Productions, EON Productions
Studios:Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
U.S. Box Office:$167,007,184
Filming Locations:Pinewood Studios, London Prague, Czech Republic Italy Bahamas
Produced in:United Kingdom
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Overhyped. you will wish you could forget it. - Casino Royale Reviews
This was a lousy long boring movie. I never fidget at the movies. Here I couldn't help but look around at the rest of the audience. Not surprisingly everyone was bored as me.
The action was way over done, it became stupid. Superman looked more gritty and real than this. The actor as Bond was a complete loss. I can't even remember his name, he is that forgettable.
I wish we never went to this over hyped, bloated carcass of what had been Bond. The good reviews are completely wrong, so wrong I wonder if they had the same movie we got. My boyfriend was so bored he was watching for mistakes, the guy in the row behind us as well. I was grateful for the distraction.
If you're a fan of decent movies do yourself a favor and avoid this one, unless you want to feel like you stuck in a 3 hour church sermon. Because you'll be that aware of the time passing. For the first time I was wondering about the ceiling tiles in the theater, I'm sure they must have some special sound quality.
Now if you'll excuse me we have to find Tommy Lee Jones and see about borrowing the MIB flashy thing.
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