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Anything I say about this movie will just be add more noise to its tremendous hype, so all I will say is see the movie; it's the best Bond has been since the Sean Connery years. Casino Royale isn't just a great Bond film, it's just flat out a great action film; regardless of whether or not you're a James Bond fan. I once watched Bond films and wished I could be Bond, but I haven't felt that way for a long time. Daniel Craig in Casino Royale surprisingly resurrected those feelings within me, and it was like welcoming an old friend back home.

Casino Royale takes us back to the beginning, much like other recent re-boots such as Batman Begins. We get to see how Bond became a double-oh, where he got his trademark tuxedo look, and why he's never really allowed himself to care for or trust anyone. It's this exploration of the roots of Bond, the discovery of what made him who he is that's so fascinating and so poignant. In fact, James Bond is really a representation of a lot of people in today's society.

We've become a cynical and distrustful breed in today's world, especially when it comes to the church. Why? Because we feel we've been betrayed, because we've been let down and disappointed by people we thought we could trust and love. So instead of loving and trusting, instead of giving ourselves to anyone, we zealously guard our real selves and create a façade for the the world to see.

It's a hard lesson to learn, even for James Bond, but no matter whom you trust and love; they will let you down and disappoint you, and although it may not be cruelly intentional, they will betray you. So what are we to do? Become cold narcissists like Bond; enjoying what pleasures we can as we try to get through life with a minimal amount of risk to the emotional damage that comes from loving and trusting? It's a bleak, and ultimately a hollow way to live. Even Bond acknowledges that.

I do have some good news, however. There is someone you can trust who will never betray you and never you let you down. He was the only perfect person to ever walk this earth, and he came to this planet just for you. Though you may roll your eyes when I say this, his name is Jesus Christ and he is truly the only person who is totally trustworthy and will never betray your love. In fact, there is great freedom in this realization, because once we realize that we can have trust and love that won't even be betrayed, we're free to try and share that and experience that with others knowing that even if a person let's us down, we'll always have the love and trust of Jesus Christ instead of a hollow, empty life devoid of anything lasting and worthwhile.

Casino Royale has great action scenes, tightly written dialogue and superb direction. It lags in the middle, and I think some elements in the ending were mishandled. Structured differently, it would have had more of an emotional punch. Still, this film has one of the great endings of a James Bond film. I've been a Bond since I was about thirteen, so to say that Daniel Craig effortlessly matches any of the Sean Connery outings is rather difficult for me to admit. Believe the hype; Bond is back, and he's back in fine form. I'm really looking forward to future outings of the world's most famous and awesome super-spy.