Craig..Daniel Craig goes in @ #2

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2006)

From the opening black and white sequence to the end (bar the crap theme tune) the film was firing on all possible cylinders.
Daniel Craig was superb, Bond is a killer, and Craig looked like he could kill. Looks like the Sean Connery Bond, you could believe he could kill whilst Roger Moore could only raise an eyebrow. Mr Brosnan has gone to #3 but he was a good bond too - when he killed Electra in the world is not enough you believed he was a glorified hit-man.
But back to Casino Royale. No Q branch and no miss moneypenny - although a quick sly nod to her in one scene. Aston Martin was back, thank goodness they got rid of the damn beemers in the last one! there was no gadgets which was a good thing as in the book there was none either. Talking of Ian Flemings 1st Spy novel, the film stayed true, although the baddies were updated to be world terrorists and instead of playing the card game baccarat we saw Bond pit his wits in high stake Texas Hold 'em which again is an update to current times.
There was never a dull moment in the film, cant wait to see the next one!