Finally saw Casino Royale. It's blistering! I've always supported the casting choice of Daniel Craig - he's terrific in Layer Cake and Munich - and he's proved all the critics wrong by delivering a knockout performance. Bond's character is now on the most even ground it has been, since probably OHMSS.I think Craig builds on Dalton's performance, and as much as I enjoyed Brosnan, Bond is finally the killer Fleming always wrote him to be. Martin Campbell was a wise choice for director, and he reintroduces the character just as well as he did for Goldeneye - but this time the action is even more brutal.
My only concern is the length of the film, and the somewhat jarring sentimentality Bond displays in the latter half. But then, from a character development point of view, I guess this is where Bond learned to jettison emotional attachment.
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