I am a huge Bond fan, and I can say without prejudice or regret that this is absolutely the best James Bond movie to date. Daniel Craig IS Bond, and he did it using acting and style instead of the Q division.
As it is technically the first in the Bond series, the movie does a great job setting up Craig as a "Double 0" agent, along with any reservations or issues he has with his new status. He is great as Bond, and has a semi-creepy resemblance to me of a cross between Steve McQueen and Vladimir Putin... which makes him that much more evil.
I don't want to blow the movie for you, so I won't... but to give you an idea of what a departure this movie is from what we would normally expect from the normal 007, while pissed and frustrated he orders his classic dry Martini. When the bartender asks if he wants it shaken or stirred he replies curtly... "Do I really look like I give a shit?"
The theatre went wild...
Two big roosts up for Casino Royale. Best Bond yet. And, thanks to his scene while swimming off the coast in the Bahamas... I have recently started working out again... and dieting... and riding my bike more...