Casino Royale review from Rajan Laad a big Hollywood watcher

Rating: 9/10 (20 November 2006)

well i thought the movie was very very close to Ian Fleming and in some cases made slight improvements. i thought Daniel Craig was a terrific bond made me forget abut the rest while i was watching the movie. he reminded me of Dalton in his realistic portrayal of bond, he also according to me is the most dangerous and unpredictable bond since Connery. i can imagine this guy being a ruthless killer. pierce seems like a pussy cat in comparison. he much like Dalton displayed the moral dilemma of a spy also the insubordination with M.
the movie had a great beginning and went on very well especially the poker game and the twists. i still do feel that the film could be chopped by 30 minutes to make it more compact but i really am not too sure which parts should have gone . Eva green played the very complex vesper to perfection, since i had already read the novel i was analyzing her performance and she displayed the right proportions of moral conflict and duplicitous-ness. she also displayed a tenderness and vulnerability of a women caught in a web of deceipt. the villain was also very good for a change he wasn't some crackpot with an outrageous plan of 'world domination' . but by an large they managed to mix grit with fun and a great bit of casting in Daniel. all in all they were better than all the Brosman films.
so i give it a 4/5.