Nos, motivated by their hunger for worlddomination, Le Chiffre is in it for the money. The villain,played by Danish star Mads Mikkelsen ,shows that the bad guy is just as complex as our hero and perhaps more so.Trumping the Goldfingers and Dr. Instead,Vesper charms the pants off Bond, who reveals he's not immune to falling inlove. The outcome is anengaging story that pulls at your heartstrings and intellect.įorexample, when Bond girl Vesper Lynd, played by Eva Green ,plops down in a train-car table across from Bond, she says 'I'm the money.'Bond replies, 'worth every penny.' The line harks to past films, but with a newtwist: Vesper isn't blushing pink at the mere sight of Bond, and she doesn'tsport a bikini. Along the way, he doesn't miss out onthe cliche one-night-stand with sensual Solange played by Caterina Murino ,girlfriend of one of the bad guys.īond isself-sufficient as always, but he is joined in the new movie by a stellar castof characters who have depth and allure of their own. The superspy's first mission involves jet-hopping to locations such as the Bahamas, Uganda, Italy and Madagascar, in a quest to take down the banker to the world's terroristorganizations, the villain Le Chiffre.