Critics of Daniel Craig swallow your words and swallow them now!

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2006)

First off as soon as Daniel Craig was announced as the new Bond there was a wave of criticism. Apparently he was too blonde, too fragile, can't drive etc. And what he has done in this film is take those words and shove them straight back down their throats. Also more important than that he has breathed new life into the 007 series we all know and love. After seeing the ridiculous 'Die Another Day' I wondered if the Bond legacy would last much longer, and I can tell you that Casino Royale is just pure brilliance. Basically restarting the entire saga it shows Bond getting his 00 status and embarking on his first major mission. Not impressed yet well the way it is delivered is great, Bond seems to have more of a personality (with less of the cheese gone now) and a tendency to make the wrong decisions. He gets hurt more often which make him look more like a spy as apposed to the gymnastic, rambo like superhero we have come to see in the latest films. This shows best near the start where Bond is chasing a very gymnastic bomb maker and ends making the moves he does look very basic and done without confidence, and I found this brilliant. There is point of the film that you see the old bond seep through. "shakened or stirred sir" "do I look like I give a damn" That just proves the gambles that the creators pulled off were just pure genius. What I can say after seeing this film is give Daniel a chance and go and see it, I can guarantee that it will not be a disappointment.