the only problems i had with this movie was A: instead of baccarat they chose poker as the game. i understand poker is hot right now and more identifiable to the masses but i think it would have been nice to keep it as the original. and B: that lieter was black. call me a racist but lieter was clearly white. he’s in a couple of fleming’s bond books and the character is white. especially for the time period when casino royale was written i don’t think it was ppopular for a black man to be in the cia. i could be terrribly worng and i have no problem w/him being black it just seemed wrong.
this was the first james bond book i really liked and thought they did a good job with the film. there obviously was more fight scenes, the book is v. short, and m is a woman- judi dench plays a great m. cold, calculated and brash, and most importantly still alive from the other bond movies so can’t be replaced. good job w/ the adaptation of the book.