Casino Royale
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: April 28, 1967 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
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Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
EmpireKim Newman
Despite being not officially a Bond film this is good solid, entertaining action. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Casino Royale offers plenty for the eyes and ears, but little for the funnybone. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
At one time or another, Casino Royale undoubtedly had a shooting schedule, a script and a plot. If any one of the three ever turns up, it might be the making of a good movie. Read full review
50
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
If it were stopped at the end of an hour and 40 minutes instead of at the end of 2 hours and 10 minutes, it might be a terminally satisfying entertainment instead of the wearying one it is. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
An all-star send-up of the Bond films, with multiple Bonds and multiple directors, has some laughs, but it makes one terribly conscious of wastefulness. Jokes and plots and possibilities are thrown away along with huge, extravagant sets, and famous performers go spinning by.
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Unfortunately, after the introductory sequences, Casino Royale begins a downhill slide. It gets progressively sillier and more incoherent until it's impossible to keep any of the plot elements straight. Read full review
50
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
With so many egos—including five directors—competing for attention, the picture soon degenerates into an incoherent and vulgar vaudeville. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A mess. Casino Royale is two hours and eleven minutes of non sequitur. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Out of five directors—John Huston, Ken Hughes, Robert Parrish, Joseph McGrath, and Val Guest—only McGrath manages to connect with this brontosaurian James Bond parody. Read full review
40
Village VoiceAndrew Sarris
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. Read full review
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
A film of astounding sloppiness, an insult to the Bond name (most likely deliberate) and a dark spot on the resumes of all involved (surely unintentional). Read full review
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