Mad is very effective in the painful torture sequence, where the chemistry between Bond and Le Chiffre is chilling. The villain, ’Le Chiffre’ is cleverly played by Dane, Mads Mikkelsen, making Bond’s enemy an evil, cold, mathematical genius. I am already looking forward to the next film. It is this talent that has made the Bond series the longest running and most successful film franchise ever. The film succeeds in taking a novel written 53 years ago and updating it very well for the 21st epic in the 21st century.

Craig is wonderful in the role – in only minutes you realise that this is a guy who has taken 007 close to his heart. Craig is tough and vulnerable and yet unstoppable. Those so-called fans who believed the producers had selected the wrong successor to Pierce Brosnan have been proved wrong. Having seen it, one is filled with admiration and respect for the film makers and the new James Bond, Daniel Craig.Ĭraig is a terrific choice to play Bond and his incredible talent as an actor gives the performance an added dimension. Based on the first 007 novel by Ian Fleming, published in 1953, one hoped the film would be good. It was a privilege to be present during the preview press screening for the world’s press of the 21st official James Bond film CASINO ROYALE. (This is the first review of the film in Swedish.)īy Anders Frejdh, Founder and Editor of From Sweden with Love. The 2006 film Casino Royale (2006) is a different James Bond to enjoy.

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