In the film, Bond goes on a mission to bankrupt terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. When Daniel Craig took over the role of Bond in 2006 with Casino Royale, the franchise's in-universe continuity was reset for the first time since 1962, meaning the film takes place immediately after Bond has become a 00 agent. Intelligently plotted and excellently acted, this largely standalone tale still might lack some of the staples of the franchise, but it's an entertaining watch nevertheless. No was a strong start, but the second film in the series really started to show what this franchise has to offer. Though it has a loose connection to the previous film, From Russia With Love is by no means a direct sequel, which makes it easy to watch if you've never seen any other Bond films. Related: James Bond Movies In Order: Chronologically and By Order of Release Date
However, Romanova ends up falling in love with Bond. To do this, they recruit Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi), to unwittingly help in the plan. To trap Bond, they assign Irish assassin Donald 'Red' Grant (Robert Shaw) to kill him and devise a plan to have Bond steal a Lektor cryptography device from the Soviet Union's consulate in Istanbul. In Connery's sophomore outing, From Russia with Love, SPECTRE is seeking revenge against Bond for the death of Dr.
