Critics AboutCasino Royale

"Casino Royale sees Bond himself recharged with fresh toughness and arrogance, along with balancing hints of sadism and humanity, just as the fabled series is reinvigorated by going back to basics."

Casino Royale is the best Bond film in decades and the best in all honesty since Thunderball. It moves the franchise in an exciting new direction.

Here's the biggest surprise of the year: the new Casino Royale is the best James Bond film since Goldfinger (1964).

Casino Royale is a 1,000 watt jolt to the heart of a flagging franchise, bringing Bond kicking -- and frequently screaming -- back to life.

Who wants to see Bond learn a lesson about ego, as if he were Greg Brady in his 'Johnny Bravo' phase?

Daniel Craig is all THAT and a bag of chips. Kudos to the new Bond regime.

Don't read any of the reviews beforehand, including this one. Just go. The less you know about the film going in, the more fun it is to watch -- no hype, no expectations high or low, no preconceptions.

The defibrillator to the heart has worked wonders.

Everything old is new again in this leaner, meaner, back-to-basics re-boot. Think of it as 007's Batman Begins.

Everyone's favorite British agent is still good for a punch, a shag, and a quip...Casino Royale gives the reborn franchise a second chance to grow up.

Craig with his tightly-coiled intensity and rampant charisma injects a welcome dose of serious testosterone back into the franchise.

I am overcome with glee after watching Casino Royale. I love this movie.

The new Bond is at least as good as perennial favorite Sean Connery in the role, and his first vehicle...is the bracing breath of fresh air Bond has been gasping for.

The most believable Bond since the days of Connery and for the first time in decades, I left the theater with the distinct reaction that I wanted to be James Bond.

Call it "caveman vérité."

Daniel Craig is the closest anyone has ever come to matching the original rugged scoundrel type that was pioneered by Sean Connery

After seeing this performance one can only be excited at the prospect of watching Craig’s Bond mature and change over the course of several films.

Ranks among the best Bond films produced over the past 44 years.

This Bond will be around for as long as Craig wants him to be but future franchise success depends as much on this level of writing ingenuity.

A breath of fresh air for a series that had been listing along on an inevitable descent into complete irrelevance.

(Daniel) Craig makes an excellent Bond. ... Like (Sean) Connery, he creates an aura of danger and unpredictability.

This James Bond is a successful reinvention of a mythic character, an immensely enjoyable action film -- maybe the year's best -- and proof positive that, after nearly half a century, the movies' most popular series still has a lot of life left in it.

Spectacular action -- and a cool new Bond. But the film goes long and an important romance isn't quite sold. Nor is the plot terribly solid.

Pure testosterone pleasure.


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