Violent scenes land 007 a 0015 rating

SHAKEN, but not stirred, the Irish film censor has slapped a 15 certificate on the new James Bond film — the highest rating yet for a Bond film here.

The rating for the €79 million Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig in his first outing as 007, means under 15s who want to see it will have to be accompanied in the cinema by an adult. It is stricter than the British classification of 12A, even though the same version will be screened here.

But censor John Kelleher said he felt Irish parents would agree with the rating given the level of violence in what critics have described as one of the darkest, scariest and grittiest films of the franchise.