Best Bond in years

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2006)

I saw a charity screening of Casino Royale at BAFTA yesterday and in my opinion, this is the best Bond movie that has come out in recent years. No more megalomaniac cartoon villains stroking white cats. Gone are the gadgets, Miss Monneypenny and a martini shaken, not stirred, but just simply a martini. What remains quintessentially Bond however, are the exotic locales, the gorgeous women, the tuxedo and the Aston Martin. Daniel Craig shows that he is definitely the right man to fill in the shoes of previous Bonds and he proved that he's a worthy successor. He plays Bond with recklessness, drive and passion. I definitely recommend this to any Bond fan. It is definitely refreshing to see Bond back as his originator Ian Fleming created him.