Casino Royale

Released Apr 19, 1967

2h 11m

Comedy

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26%

42 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

25,000+ Ratings

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This wacky send-up of James Bond films stars David Niven as the iconic debonair spy, now retired and living a peaceful existence. Bond is called back into duty when the mysterious organization SMERSH begins assassinating British secret agents. Ridiculous circumstances lead to the involvement of a colorful cast of characters, including the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), seasoned gambler Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) and Bond's bumbling nephew, Jimmy Bond (Woody Allen).

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Critics Consensus

A goofy, dated parody of spy movie clichés, Casino Royale squanders its all-star cast on a meandering, mostly laugh-free script.

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DanTheMan 2

Admittedly the best joke in the film is right at the end when Woody Allen gets sent to Hell. Still, aside from that crowd-pleaser, Casino Royale is boringly incoherent, tone-deaf and groan-worthy parody hidden under the guise of legitimacy. On paper, this film had all the ingredients to be a somewhat unique and interesting voice in the fast-approaching oversaturation of the spy genre, yet it consistently makes the worst choices during execution, undermining its talented cast and crew. What can I honestly say about a film with 5 directors and 10 writers? It's reckless, disconnected nonsense, nearly impossible to follow but the cast alone does admittedly sell the picture, need I say more about having Orson Welles as Le Chiffre? Astonishingly unfunny, Casino Royale is a remarkable mess of a film, one that could easily be mistaken for a psychedelic, absurdist masterpiece; one that features a few innovative sets, a wealth of eye-popping colours and oodles of bared midriff, but even those can't redeem this juvenile experiment in adolescent fantasy; a definitive example of what happens when everybody working on a film goes simultaneously berserk.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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The H

waste of everything with those clowns

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Heinous A

Absolute crapola. If the choice is watching this or watching paint dry, go with the paint-it'll be more entertaining.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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kev k

I'll be honest, they had me at the theme song. This is a funny action movie but it suffers from starring Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. When they go past the punchline and keep waffling, no one had the nerve to yell `cut! Do it again but shorter.` There are also too many guest appearances shoved in with a crowbar, but a good half of the last battle is fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Ethan G

Casino Royale feels more like a knock-off of James Bond than an actual feature 007 film, whacky, stupid and lifeless.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Red T

I could've given this 0 out of 5...I really could have.. During the middle it felt like a 0. The acting is so terribly boring and horrifically unfunny. Seriously what the heck happened here? You have a All Star Cast. Whoever thought Niven & Kerr would be great at slapstick comedy needed to be fired. There is no chemistry at all between anyone and the jokes never get a laugh, usually they don't make a bit of sense. The music is the best thing and it isn't that good either, usually it feels very misplaced or generic and forgettable. The editing and pacing are so atrociously bad it isn't even funny. The cinematography is so bizarre also because this has so much production value on the screen it is mind boggling. This feels like a 007 spoof, mixed with a bad comedy, and a SNL skit show that has no idea at all how to make it all work. I seriously can't tell you who the main character is, I KIND OF have an idea what this was about, and sometimes I seriously don't even know. This goes into random Segway's constantly and it makes no sense and isn't funny. This is mind boggling how bad and misguided this is. This is a insult to the star power in it and a insult to 007. Stay away at all cost. Watch the Austin Powers movies instead. Easily the worst Bond film ever made.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/12/23

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Val Guest

Director

Ken Hughes

Director

John Huston

Director

Joe McGrath

Director

Robert Parrish

Director

Peter Sellers

Evelyn Tremble

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Andrew Sarris

Village Voice

Things pick up a little bit when Orson Welles, Peter Sellers, and Woody Allen stumble into the scene, but the total experience remains boringly incoherent.

Mar 30, 2018

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Despite being not officially a Bond film this is good solid, entertaining action.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 13, 2008

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TIME Magazine

Poor 007 is now lost in a hall of distorting mirrors.

Oct 13, 2008

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Carson Timar

ButteredPopcorn

On paper, this film had all the elements to be something unique and interesting but at every point makes the worst choice it can.

Rated: D

Aug 28, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

many a Sunday afternoon television viewer has tried to puzzle out the strange, compromised, parallel narrative here, with barely a scene in which the various stars actually interact

Rated: 3/5

Apr 24, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A tone-deaf spoof. Woody Allen steals the show.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2021

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Synopsis

This wacky send-up of James Bond films stars David Niven as the iconic debonair spy, now retired and living a peaceful existence. Bond is called back into duty when the mysterious organization SMERSH begins assassinating British secret agents. Ridiculous circumstances lead to the involvement of a colorful cast of characters, including the villainous Le Chiffre (Orson Welles), seasoned gambler Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) and Bond's bumbling nephew, Jimmy Bond (Woody Allen).

Director: Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joe McGrath, Robert Parrish
Screenwriter: Ian Fleming, Wolf Mankowitz, Michael Sayers
Distributor: RCA/Columbia, Columbia Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 1967, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2010
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Mono, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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