Casino Royale
SCORE: 59
I saw Casino Royale some years back. I know I have been watching The
Daniel Craig Collection out of order. It did allow me to realize these
movies are actually connected as one continuous storyline. I also
noticed all of a sudden James Bond is no longer trusted by M. That theme
is very apparent in Casino Royale. The new Money Penny is very different
and sad in Casino Royale.
Daniel Craig does not feel much like James Bond in Casino Royale to me.
Probably because so many things changed for the character when this
actor took over. This James Bond in Casino Royale is a complete attack
on marriage. James Bond in Casino Royale is more interested and
attracted to married women than single women. Bad enough having sex
outside of marriage, but adding adultery to it just hurts the character
even worse.
James Bond in Casino Royale leaves quite the body count. The movie
starts in black and white where we find out some people he murdered
before killing the guy who he is talking to. A secret organization is
funding terrorists by causing incidents and shorting the market. In
essence the ultimate insider trading. SPOILER ALERT! James Bond stops
the disaster from happening in Casino Royale. That means the bad guys
lost all this money. How will they get it back?
The plan for the return of their money is to win a massive high stakes
gambling match between people with all kinds of millions to waste. James
Bond gets put into the card game to beat the bad guy. The thought is he
will win and they can offer protection to this guy. It is a good plan.
You know what Mike Tyson says about having a plan right? The twists and
turns at the end of Casino Royale are interesting.
The issues families will have with Casino Royale are violence, blood,
nudity, lack of attire, enticement to lust, torture, sex outside of
marriage, lies, deceit, bad language, gambling, adultery, and more. The
main lesson in Casino Royale is to trust no one. James Bond learns that
quite well. There is plenty of action and adventure within Casino
Royale.
- Paul
Graphics: 45%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 65%
Gameplay: 70%
Family Friendly Factor: 56%
System: DVD
Publisher: MGM
Developer: United Artists
Rating: ‘PG-13’ for Parents Strongly Cautioned
{for intense sequences of violent action, a scene of torture, sexual
content and nudity}
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