Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (18 November 2006)

Craig has the brawn, but definitely lacks the charisma to be a true bond. His scenes with every girl are very flat and lack chemistry. Eva Green is a great bond girl, but Bond's "lines" come out uninspired. Whereas Brosnan was all flash and little substance, Craig provides the gritty, tough fight scenes that have been missing but isn't able to exude the same level of charm that James Bond requires.
The plot line is also bad. Without revealing too many spoilers, is the audience really supposed to believe that the big, bad plan of the main villain is a poker game? This isn't a WSOP episode on ESPN, this is a Bond movie.
In conclusion:
Fight scenes good Everything else bad
Was this a good action film? Yes, it was; it was probably one of the best action films that I've seen in a while. But that speaks more about the low quality of today's action films than Casino Royale's high quality. Was this a good Bond film? Yes, it was better than Brosnan's worst (Tomorrow) but not near his best (Goldeneye). I like Daniel Craig as an actor, but he doesn't seem comfortable in the Bond role.
Watch The Prestige instead.