Casino Royale (2006)
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MI6 agent James Bond must outmaneuver a dangerous terrorism financier in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro.
The story
MI6 operative James Bond is promoted to 00 agent after a mission in Prague. He is tasked with a high-stakes mission to stop a terrorism financier, Le Chiffre, who is using a large sum of money to fund a terrorist attack on an aerospace manufacturer. To trap Le Chiffre, MI6 enters Bond into a high-stakes poker tournament at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. Bond is paired with Vesper Lynd, a British Treasury agent. The mission is designed to force Le Chiffre to seek asylum in exchange for information on his clients, while Bond must navigate the dangers of the high-stakes game and the threat of the financier's reach.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being promoted to 00 status, James Bond is tasked with stopping Le Chiffre, an Albanian banker financing terrorism. After a failed investment leads to a high-stakes poker tournament at the Casino Royale in Montenegro, Bond is entered into the game to force Le Chiffre into a trap. Bond is paired with Vesper Lynd, a British Treasury agent. During the tournament, Bond faces various threats, including a betrayal by a contact and a physical confrontation with a local militant. Bond eventually wins the tournament, but Le Chiffre kidnaps Vesper. Bond is tortured but refuses to reveal the location of the winnings. After a rescue, Bond and Vesper fall in love, and Bond briefly leaves MI6. However, he discovers Vesper is a double agent who betrayed him to save his life. Bond tracks her to a Venetian palace, where a confrontation leads to her death. Bond eventually returns to service and confronts the mastermind, Mr. White, at a residence in Lake Como.
- First release year
- 2006
- Runtime (minutes)
- 144
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Martin Campbell
- Writers
- Neal Purvis · screenplay; Robert Wade · screenplay; Paul Haggis · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Daniel Craig · James Bond; Eva Green · Vesper Lynd; Mads Mikkelsen · Le Chiffre; Judi Dench · M; Jeffrey Wright · unknown
- Genres
- spy thriller; action; adventure
- Themes
- betrayal; identity; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- gritty; intense; serious
- Premise and plot tags
- spy; gambling; terrorism; reboot
- Source material / true-story basis
- Ian Fleming's 1953 novel of the same name
- Franchise connections
- James Bond
- Reception
- The film received critical acclaim, particularly for Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond and the shift toward a more realistic, less gadget-focused tone.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 94% · scale: percentage · review count: 266; Metacritic · score: 80 · scale: 100 · review count: 46
- Awards and nominations
- Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film · Saturn Awards · 2006 · win; Best Action/Adventure/Thriller film of 2006 · Saturn Awards · win; Best Original Song · International Press Academy Satellite Award · 2006 · win
- Production trivia
- The film was the first Bond movie to be released in mainland China.
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