7. James Bond - Casino Royale
Daniel Craig spends much of this movie kicking unholy ass -- administering beatdown after beatdown and pulling us into this new Bond world of grit and determination. However, he doesn't quite get the job done, does he? At least, not in the way intended. His main task in the movie is to put the villain, Le Chiffre, into a position where he will have to aid the British government rather than continue financing global terrorism. The goal is to beat him at his own poker tournament. Bond proceeds to lose all of his money thus ending the mission, right? Nope, he gets bailed out by a CIA operative in order to continue playing. Le Chiffre catches on to Bond's scheme and has him poisoned. Bond escapes and barely survives, finds out Vesper Lynd has been kidnapped and chases after her, where he is promptly captured. He wakes up naked, tied to a chair, staring at...Le Chiffre. Um, not the way this was supposed to go. Le Chiffre begins torturing Bond until someone else shows up and kills Le Chiffre, ending Bond's mission for him. Thanks Mr. White! Sincerely, James Bond. Bond wakes up in a hospital, professes his love to Vesper and retires to Venice with her. Once there he uncovers another conspiracy, this time involving Vesper. They are attacked and Vesper is killed. Time to un-retire! Bond tracks Mr. White down and the film ends with Bond introducing himself to Mr. White, but the following is how the entire transcript should have read: "The name's Bond -- James Bond. I know I left a trail of dead bodies and technically didn't accomplish much else from that. However, the opening ten minutes of the next movie are going to be VERY unpleasant for you."