Good But Not Great

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2006)

Let me start by saying I enjoyed Casino Royale. It is one of my favorites in the series and easily the best I have seen since Goldeneye. It is also a welcome break from the last few Bond movies that were getting progressively more ridiculous.
I believe that Daniel Craig more than proves his critics wrong as he makes a very good James Bond, probably the best since Connery in my opinion. He has certain presence and style about him that not only fits the 007 mold well but also adds something to it.
What I felt let this movie down is that some of the sequences went too long. Bond spent way too much time running and playing cards. Casino Royale is about 40 minutes too long but overall a good movie and far from the disaster many were predicting.
Well done Daniel Craig.
I gave it a 7 out of 10