Good but not perfect.

Rating: 7/10 (21 November 2006)

Among Bond films, Casino Royale is a refreshing sequel to the series. Daniel Craig is very smooth, very cool and very natural - there shouldn't be any concern about the transition between him and Pierce Brosnan. As for the action, in turn, it is somewhat reminiscent of Batman Begins in that it is real and possible but still impressive. All together, Bond's charm and abilities make quite the show and the movie is extremely thrilling in some parts and extremely smooth at others.
That said, the movie did have its flaws and in all honesty, it does not deserve to be rated in the top 250. The story was somewhat undeveloped and the plot twists somewhat dull. There was also this whole misplaced love story bit that you probably won't believe if you know anything about Bond.