Rating - 9/10 (absolute) .. 10/10 (for a Bond movie)
Daniel Craig - Potrays perfectly the transformation from a rough-edged rookie into the perfect suave, cold-blooded spy.
Plot - Engrossing. Despite apprehensions, the Poker game was quite engaging.
Style Quotient - Departs from the gadgets, girls and cars formula of the previous Bond movies. Instead, we see a darker, grittier potrayal of 007. In short, amazingly stylistic in a new direction.
Dialogues - Definitely above average.
Bond Girl - Eva Green plays a different kind of Bond girl. Finally we know why Bond never bonds with anyone anymore. “You don’t trust anyone, do you?” “No.“
Direction - Finally, a Bond movie that can stand on it own without needing any support from the 007 brand. Brilliantly directed. Almost at par with the giants of the year.
New Urge - Keep a close eye on the rest of the Daniel Craig movies. Especially Bond-22, Bond-23 etc.
Locations - Gooooood. Good. Gooooood.
Overall view - Finally, the first chapter in the life of Agent 007 is brought to the silver screen. Dark and gritty, it shows the steely loner transform into the refined, suave gentleman. For the first time, he is more than the sum of his parts (which include mostly gadgets and cars). We see why he is Agent 007, the best agent MI6 has. I never used to be a big fan of the Bond movies. Thanks to Daniel Craig, now I am (I can’t say why I liked Daniel Craig so much without giving out spoilers!)
glam says:
casino royale is good movie indeed
a diff bond movie .. no gimmicks no girls 
November 27, 2006, 1:08 pmgrider says:
well,
Would agree with you on a lot of things, but then he changed the image of a sophisticated spy to an “incredible hulk” (the way my little cousin brother calls him.. he he) !! Also he turned “emotional” (forgot how he usually drinks his martini !!). But a different bond that he is, even different from the book - Casino Royale - from where it was supposed to take the story from
November 28, 2006, 2:11 amHowever a well made movie, if you leave aside the emotions and the “hindi film” style of trying to save the girl from the lift thats under water !! lol