One element of how good Craig is in Casino Royale is just the sheer physical nature of his performance. Just a brilliantly devastating and transformative portrayal of one of cinema’s most famous figures.Įverywhere you look there are outstanding moments. In a series-defining film, Craig gives what is easily one of the three or four best performances in the series’ history and one that rightfully saw award season buzz. While he would go on to do five films as James Bond, here in Casino Royale is Craig’s Bond at his most liberated and free and the performance has a level of joy and fun to it that arguably wouldn’t be seen again by him. In a nearly perfect film Craig is in so many ways the standout.įrom his electric and palpable chemistry with co-star Eva Green, to the more maternal and fleshed out bond between James and Judi Dench’s M, to the gallows humor he seems to constantly be offering up when faced against Le Chiffre, Craig is a force of nature in this film. While a somewhat divisive choice for the next James Bond at the time, Craig instantly silenced all his critics with his brutal, anguished, and deeply emotional turn as 007. Yet, director Martin Campbell and star Daniel Craig crafted a phenomenal piece of film in 2006’s Casino Royale.Ī stunning debut performance by Craig anchors the film. Even more so when the preceding four films were each the highest grossing in the series’ history. Rebooting the longest-running film series in history is no easy task. For more on Casino Royale, watch this week’s That Bond Show.
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