Casino Royale

I did not know what to expect watching this, all I knew was Mads Mikkelsen and Daniel Craig were in it. I’m very happy to say that I loved it. From the very first scene in black and white, I knew I was gonna love this. The gritty first kill that Bond did was slow and draining, you can tell he is uncomfortable. The second kill he did was quick and “painless”, he brushes it off almost instantly with a one-liner. But, what I like is that it wasn’t a throwaway. Later in the film, Bond finds himself again slowly choking someone out. He tries to recollect himself in the mirror but he stares at his wound, uncomfortable with what he just did. He may have said it got easier, but it clearly doesn’t.  Mads was great with the little screen time that he had. I’m biased towards him because I enjoy his acting but his presence is felt in every scene he is in. That glaring pale eye helps too. That torture scene was insane too, I don’t know why he chose to do that out of all things but since I watched Mads as Hannibal Lecter, I wasn’t surprised at all. Again, a great movie. This review was just a bunch of my thoughts jumbled up but I seriously enjoyed this more than I thought. Very excited to see what’s next in Craig’s Bond series.