Casino Royale misses a golden opportunity for Daniel Craig's 007 to utter the character's most legendary line, but there is a reason for this.
While Casino Royale does see James Bond miss a very obvious opportunity to say his catchphrase, there is a reason for this surprising choice. As much as the franchise has changed over the years, viewers who show up to a James Bond movie still expect to see certain tropes appear in every outing of the series. Bond might not rely on cartoony gadgets as much as he used to, but he is still guaranteed to have a glamorous, potentially duplicitous love interest.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT However, 2006’s Casino Royale threw a lot of the franchise’s conventions out the window. Not only did John Cleese’s M not return in Casino Royale, but the character also wasn’t recast since the tone of this self-serious 007 outing was too taciturn for an appearance from MI6’s resident tech geek.
Bond Misses His Catchphrase In Casino Royale When Bond enters the Hotel Splendide with Vesper midway through a tense scene, the receptionist asks for his name. Naturally, viewers would likely expect 007 to reply with his iconic line, “The name’s Bond… James Bond.” However, in the scene, he instead hurriedly barks “James Bond!” without a second thought. Admittedly, Craig’s character still gets to say the catchphrase at the end of the movie, but he does miss an obvious chance midway through.
After all, Casino Royale is an origin story, and Craig’s rookie character is not really James Bond until the movie’s killer ending. It is the trauma of losing Vesper Lynd that hardens the spy and makes him into the implacable killer viewers know and love, which means that an appearance from his iconically slick catchphrase earlier on would have felt out of place.
Casino Royale Saved 007’s Famous Line For Its Ending When Bond calls Mr. White during the climax of Casino Royale, he’s in control of the movie’s narrative for the first time. The trauma and tragedy of Vesper’s death have turned the inexperienced spy into a cold-blooded killer, as proven by his ability to hunt down Mr. White at his home. Since Casino Royale doesn’t have a particularly dramatic James Bond title call-out , 007’s best line in his origin story is instead his catchphrase.
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