People who doubted Craig were wrong, this film proves that Bond can be blond!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2006)

After a dark gritty opening sequence, with two brutal murders, you know you are going to be in for one big roller coaster ride for the rest of the movie. After the opening sequence, and the opening credits end, you get to see Bond on the trail of a Mollaka, a terrorist bomb maker, expertly portrayed by French Free Runner, and "Le Parkour" master, Sebastien Foucan. This non-stop action scene takes you up 200ft high cranes, and through an embassy, with an explosive result. After finding a message on Mollaka's cell phone, Bond heads off to the Bahamas, with a very funny scene involving a Range Rover and car alarms. After following another criminal, Dimitrios to Miami, it soon comes apparent of a planned terrorist attack at the unveiling of a new prototype aircraft at the Miami Airport. With another grand adrenaline rushing action sequence, we head back to the Bahamas and then learn about a high stakes - money is no obstacle - Texas Hold 'Em Poker Game, that is to take place at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. With many more stunt filled action scenes and sequences, involving Bond almost being murdered with a machete on a staircase. We also get to see the weaker side of Bond, with him getting his drink drugged and going into Cardiac Arrest, and him taking an emotional shower with his love interest, Vesper Lynd, again, expertly played by Eva Green. Soon later, James Bond gets captured and tortured by evil villain Le Chiffre, and endures brutal pain, to protect a password. Then with Le Chiffre now out of the way, James Bond, and Vesper Lynd proceed to head off into the sunlight to Venice, Italy. After another fantastically brilliant action scene, Bond finds out about Mr. White, who is virtually unknown in the story at this point, unless you have payed lots and lots of attention to every thing that is going on in the movie so far. After tracking him down, a startling shot to Mr, White's leg rings out of nowhere, and then we see Bond, the hero, standing over him, muttering that famous line "The name's Bond, James Bond." This film could easily not have finished, as it could continue, and may well continue, finding out about the fate of this mysterious character of Mr. White. What ever anyone else's opinion on Daniel Craig being cast as a blond James Bond is each to his own, but I never doubted his performance, and after seeing this film, I still think that Daniel Craig is amazing at portraying the character, and he truly brings Bond back in style!! You walk out of the cinema after watching this film just wanting more of Daniel Craig as Bond, and I truly cannot wait for him to play the character in the next James Bond film as well. Daniel Craig is the new James Bond. Daniel Craig is amazing James Bond!!