Casino Royale
was finally unveiled to the world on Tuesday 14 November
at the Royal Premier at Leicester Square in London. 4,200
people packed into Leicester Square's three cinemas to watch
a simultaneous screening of the film in what was the biggest
UK premier ever.
Stars from far and wide attended the showing, and the Queen
and Prince Philip were introduced to the major cast members.
Daniel Craig looked triumphant as he trod the red carpet,
signing autographs and holding cameras aloft in order to
capture shots of himself standing next to the eager fans.
This really was his night and he looked as if he was enjoying
every minute of it.
And on to the film; Casino Royale
really is very different to any other Bond film and Daniel
Craig is a very different Bond. The film has dispensed with
so many of the 007 clichés that it must have been
a huge gamble to move in this new direction.
But what a new direction it is. The pre-credits sequence
is short and to the point. But what a sequence it is. And
once the titles are over the adrenaline flows for a segment
that is breathtakingly action-packed, non-stop and hard.
The mid-section of film is where the film draws on Ian
Fleming's book; while Bond played Baccarat in the book we
now have poker, but the card games are still exciting and
we have more action. The story is still recognisable, despite
being updated by more than 50 years, and Bond purists needn't
worry - he orders his
drink almost word for word in the book, although in
slightly different circumstances. And there are some scenes
where you can see that Craig's Bond is every inch a man
capable of killing.
Other cast members include Eva Green as Vesper Lynd. The
character gets off to a slightly shaky start but improves
no end as the film progresses. This is down to the script
rather than Green's acting skills and a minor point. I thought
that Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre would be a bit too cartoonish
from the trailers, but was happy to find that wasn't the
case at all. A major surprise though was that Felix Leiter,
played by Jeffrey Wright, hardly appeared in the film at
all.
All in all a really good action film that will appeal to
Bond fans and non-Bond fans alike. And the whole cinema
will cheer at the end of the film, just before the credits
role.
Unmissable.
Credits
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James Bond
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Vesper Lynd
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Le Chiffre
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Solange
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Felix Leiter
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Jeffrey Wright
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Mathis
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Giancarlo Giannini
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Ivana Milicevic |
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Dimitrios
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Simon Abkarian
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Obanno
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Isaach de Bankole
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Carlos
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Claudio Santamaria
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Mr White
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Jesper Christensen
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Villiers
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Tobias Menzies
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Kratt
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Clemens Schik
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Leo
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Emmanuel Avena
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Carter
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Joseph Millson
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Mollaka
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Sebastien Foucan
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Mendel
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Ludger Pistor
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Dryden
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Malcolm Sinclair
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Fisher
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Daud Shah
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Tomelli
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Urbano Barberini
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Gallardo
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Charlie Levi Leroy
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Fukuto
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Tom So
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Infante
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ADE
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Karminofski
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Lazar Ristovski
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Madame Wu
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Tsai Chin
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Grafin Manstein
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Veruschka
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Dealer (Salon Privee)
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Daniel Andreas
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Tournament Director
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Carlos Leal
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John Bliss
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Con O'Neill
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Schultz
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Jurgen Tarrach
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Club Receptionist
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Christina Cole
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Director
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Martin Campbell
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Screenplay
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Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
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