Casino Royale | 100 Movies Bucket List

Not only was this a first-time watch, but it was my first time watching anything James Bond related.

It's a franchise that has completely passed me by. And although I have seen many, and liked many, spy movies, this was a series that I never really had any desire to watch.

I was actually quite surprised it was on the list - I think I'd assumed that if any James Bond movie was considered a classic, it would be one older than this.

Nevertheless I did enjoy the film. It wasn't the best thing I've ever seen, but it was an enjoyable 2.5 hours.

Like a lot of these older action based movies, my favourite thing was the love story within it. I loved the way the characters interacted with each other, and Daniel Craig and Eva Green had great chemistry!

The rest of the plot I could take or leave. It was interesting, but it didn't feel like a wholly different story from other spy movies I've seen.

Having never seen other James Bond movies I can't really make a judgement on how Daniel Craig fares compared to his counterparts, but I really liked him in the role and thought he played a realistic, believable spy.

So overall, while I enjoyed the movie, I'm not sure I would have included it in a bucket list over other spy thrillers.