Bond Back on Form

Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2006)

Casino Royale is the long awaited return to form that true Bond fans have longed for. Gone is the reliance on implausible high tech gadgets, smarmy double entendre, and hammy over acting.
Craig has brought a real sense of credibility and understanding of the character to the viewer. His portrayal shows Bond as he really is: a stubborn, arrogant, calculating, cold blooded killer, something that Dalton was shot down in flames for trying to convey to uninterested audiences mid eighties.
In short Casino Royale is an astounding leap back from the brink for the Bond franchise in terms of both production quality and story ,firmly establishing Daniel Craig as one of if not possibly the best Bond ever. Which quite frankly borders on treasonous for a Scotsman to say.