Daniel Craig sets the defies and sets the standard for a new Bond.

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2008)

I was a huge fan of Pierce Brosnan as Bond and was actually ever disappointed when I felt that he had been unfairly screwed out of his Bond role. However when Daniel Craig was going to take over the role I was a bit adamant about it as although he was good actor I don't feel he was the ideal role for James Bond and I guess thats what really but me of watching Casino Royale. However yesterday as I got ready to watch it I was glad to say that Casino Royale lives up to its hype and delivers on all levels. Craig set the new standard for which Bond which I guess in a way all Bond fans have been waiting to see. I can't remember seeing a Bond so cold since ...Timothy Dalton's performance in A License to Kill , Craig has simply taken the smooth talking ladies man who played by the rules , torn the book the book up and has given us somebody who feeds of his ego and does not hesitate to kill but then in some perverse way . he likes it. The action from start to finish was brilliant with Craig as the no nonsense Bond who stops at nothing to get to his target. Although there are very gadgets the movie has plenty going for it in the use of action scenes and gun fights. The villains were pretty sinister in a non-romantic sense which was fine. My only complaint was that showing the depth of 007 may of slowed the movie down in places but it kept on going to the ending in which Craig stylishly shows the haters who is the new Bond. To conclude , Casino Royale is a boost to what was slowly turning into stale series and is a welcome return to the Bond which I guess most of us have been waiting to see for a while.
CASINO ROYALE - 8.6 OUT OF 10
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