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Bond aficionados are in for a deal with as ITV4 airs what’s been dubbed ‘the best James Bond film ever made’ tonight – Casino Royale.

The 2006 blockbuster sees newly minted 007, James Bond, portrayed by Daniel Craig, embarking on his inaugural mission to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre, performed by Mads Mikkelsen, through a high-stakes poker sport in Montenegro.

With the help of Treasury agent Vesper Lynd, dropped at life by Eva Green, Bond uncovers treachery and a bigger felony syndicate referred to as Quantum following Le Chiffre’s downfall.

This results in torture, Vesper’s heartbreaking suicide, and Bond’s relentless quest for justice, marking the start of his evolution right into a hardened spy.

Casino Royale is notable for being Daniel Craig’s debut as 007, succeeding Pierce Brosnan who had held the enduring position for seven years throughout 4 movies.

Under the course of Martin Campbell, the movie smashed field workplace data with a gap day haul of $1.7 million within the UK alone, and raked in over $616 million globally, stories the Mirror.

The movie can be remembered for swapping baccarat for Texas Hold ‘Em poker and setting a world document for probably the most assisted automotive barrel rolls in a single stunt scene with seven.

Casino Royale has received over followers and critics alike, boasting a stellar 94 % score on movie and TV overview web site Rotten Tomatoes, the place it has acquired quite a few five-star critiques.

One reviewer mentioned: “A cast of true talent, a Bond girl that can finally tangle with him in smarts, and action that will please even the harshest critics. If you were going to watch only one Bond film, I’d put Casino Royale above all the rest.”

A second added: “Casino Royale, the greatest James Bond movie ever made. This movie’s soundtrack is so brilliant and the visuals are so good. The action sequences are violent and action packed. Daniel Craig does a great job as 007. Bit, overall, I give Casino Royale a 9/10 or a 4/5 stars.

“The finest Daniel Craig bond film within the sequence, the idea, the interrogation scenes, nice directing and appearing,” a third wrote.

Another viewer said: “Bond reinvented for certain! Like it was meant to be from the beginning. This one will at all times be a benchmark of types. Intense dedication from a really succesful Daniel Craig, plenty of motion, suspense, satan might care angle, get it executed, darkish and decided with razor sharp focus.”

One fan added: “Masterpiece. Excellent cinematography and visually gorgeous. Great story, very nicely written. Whole solid excels in character. riveting to the top. Non cease intrigue and really partaking. Highly really useful.”

A further admirer noted: “I’m a couple of years late to the 007 craze however this film is timeless 19 years later. It gave the viewers a contemporary new tackle who Bond is, the issues he has and a bit extra intimately about him as an individual. The motion is phenomenal.”

Casino Royale airs on Wednesday 11 February on ITV4 at 9pm.