Not the usual 007

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2006)

Casino Royale is no ordinary 007 movie. For someone who has developed a distaste for James Bond movies over the last few years where plots are predictable, women are easy and the climax unrealistic; only my intuition guided me to buy the tickets. Verdict? It was worth every cent!
Finally, the producers have made 'James Bond' realistic. I never thought I'd live to witness such a feat after 'Batman Begins'.
Daniel Craig delivers an extraordinary performance where you cannot help but want to believe that he really is James Bond. Director Martin Campbell is genius in actually being able to envelope an aura of mystery behind 007's character and pulling off believable on-screen chemistry.
In short, Casino Royale is not only an excellent James Bond movie, it is an excellent movie, period!