Bond develops a strong relationship with Vesper – played by Eva Green – his contact on the mission to bankrupt terrorist banker LeChiffre, by defeating him in a poker game. Not a false sense of love for nice clothes, or fast cars, but affection for a person. Bond shows limited remorse or regret for the death of Solange. She is collateral damage and there is no room for remorse with this cold-hearted sexist.Ĭollateral damage. Bond shows little regret when he finds her dead. Once he gets his desired information, he leaves and she is subsequently murdered for compromising a plot Bond is able to stop. This is most effectively shown when he swoons Solange – a suspect’s wife – in an attempt to extract information. Bond, the sexist misogynist, uses women as a means to an end. Everything and everyone is expendable in the name of Queen and country. All of which do little to reward or fulfill his inner sanctum.

He’s a bundle of roped muscle and mental pain.’ He finds temporary solace at the bottom of a vodka martini, his gambling and a warped sense of love for country. As Sight and Sound expertly puts it ‘ This is a Bond that feeds on anxiety and is alive with inadequacies and flaws.

The James Bond of Casino Royale refuses to allow himself to be emotionally compromised, which has resulted in the character becoming incredibly hollow and isolated. The face of Daniel Craig drowning a man conveys the sheer brutality as equally as the regretful pain the character so desperately tries not to feel. Never have I seen a performance where the actor physically represses his characters emotions so visibly. A duty to kill.ĭaniel Craig’s performance is phenomenal. Bond visibly blocks his inner emotions and sense of morality interfering with his perceived sense of duty.

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