![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But it’s not like the other eight players aren’t there, either. The game is basically Bond versus main villain Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelson), who makes an excellent foil throughout the film. Likewise, the dealer is basically the James Bond of dealers. We know the entrances and exits, the elevation, where the bar is located-we even begin to know who is sitting next to whom. Secondly, the scene-setting is perfect, the geography of the game room clearly laid out. Sean Connery may have bested Goldfinger on the golf course, but Daniel Craig’s James Bond was born to play cards. He may not be the consummate professional that Sean Connery was or half the pussy-hound Roger Moore was, but Craig brings a ruthless, modern sensibility, along with a surplus of steel-eyed charisma. When he enters an extremely high-stakes ($10 million buy-in) winner-take-all Texas Hold ‘Em tournament in Montenegro, we fully expect him to win.Ġ07 does win, of course, but the tension throughout makes for the greatest poker scene in film history, bar none.įirst of all, Daniel Craig is by far the most badass Bond in the franchise’s history. Not only that, but we expect him to be good at everything. Fighting, killing, running, jumping, driving, fucking-everything. Much of James Bond’s half-century appeal is the fact that he is good at everything. ![]()
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