Nonetheless, the elements of film noir never remain hidden and can be easily recognized. While categorizing film noir has always been infamously difficult (Goler), sometimes it is seen as a genre, a sub-genre, other times as a movement, or often merely as a style.

Clearly the film’s poster has the dark and gritty feel of classic film noir. In the background, Vesper, Bond’s brunette love interest in the film, can be seen dressed in a black ballgown, just standing there and somberly gazing at Bond. A cold-eyed James Bond can be seen dressed in a tuxedo, a bowtie loosely draped around his neck, and a gun hanging from his hand with the shadow bathing him almost entirely.

One look at the teaser poster of Casino Royale (2006) is enough to decipher that the film contains elements of film noir.