First & Last 038
Friday, October 6, 2023 at 9:00AM
NATHANIEL R in Daniel Craig, first and last

Can you guess the movie from its first and last shot?

The answer is after the jump...

 

 

 

 

 

Figured you needed an easy one for a change. Yes, it's Casino Royale (2006) one of the very best Bond movies and the rare case of a reboot (ugh that term) not being a gross useless thing but instead a stylish and welcome change of pace. (I had totally forgot that it starts in black and white, had you?) Of course what it wrought for the 007 franchise ended up being a problem -- these things shouldn't be dependent on the one before them like a linear tv show -- but that was years away. 

And I am happy to brag again that I knew Daniel Craig would make an excellent Bond before this movie arrived while everyone else was kvetching about this 'nobody' getting the part. But if they'd been paying attention, he was already striking awesome poses onscreen with hints of danger and already riveting to watch. See Love is the Devil and Layer Cake and The Mother and Munich and Sylvia and so on...

 

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