Daniel Craig makes a superb Bond: Leaner, more taciturn, less sex-obsessed, a guy who doesn’t really give a damn. "Casino Royale" is fresh, actually fresh. Sean Connery was first to plant the flag, and that's that. But Daniel Craig is bloody damned great as Bond, in a movie that creates a new reality for the character. Craig has two big things in his favor. The first is that he's young. At 38, he's the youngest Bond since 1969. The second is that he's an excellent actor.
Year after year, attending the new Bond was like observing a ritual. It could be terrific, it could be routine, but you always knew about where you were in the formula.
"Casino Royale" brings vigor to the Bond franchise and the possibility of new directions. Pierce Brosnan played the same fellow that Dalton, Roger Moore and Connery played, and that was a burden. Craig gets to start from the ground up and create a brand-new guy. He's not the old James Bond but someone more interesting.
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