Not so with this film, which is instead broken down into segments, with the main thrust of the plot subtly shifting with each new segment.' This is something that I don't like in some movies, that I shouldn't like in this one, and yet it works like gangbusters. Responding to the first installment, Ed Howard made the perceptive observation that a distinguishing characteristic of Casino Royale is its modular structure: 'Most Bond films.have a single plot throughline that drives the film, and all the action proceeds in a straightforward manner from the initial premise.

Back to Bond! After a brief hiatus, welcome to Part III of our series.