Movie Review: Casino Royale

The latest James Bond movie Casino Royale starts off with a young James Bond who isn't en a "double oh" agent yet. James Bond at this point is a reckless agent who doesn't play by the rules. Instead of using gadgets James Bond relies on poker and run and gun action to get the job done. Yes that's right poker. Instead of trying to stop an evil person from blowing up the world, his mission is merely to take a villain's money by beating him at poker. While there is plenty of action interspersed into the plot, it's hard to shake that the second half of the movie contains too much card playing and not enough international sleuthing.

I liked it and recommend watching it. I give it an A-