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It's official: James Bond Gets a Makeover - As a Blond - for Casino Royale. Craig hopes to uphold the fine tradition of ... um ... George Lazenby. Seriously, I'm not as skeptical as some of you.

• Craig has demonstrated that he is a good actor. Not just good - very good. I admire Gwyneth Paltrow, but when I reviewed Sylvia, I wrote, "And to tell you the truth, Paltrow was overshadowed by a charismatic performance by Daniel Craig as Ted Hughes, just as Sylvia Plath was overshadowed by the real Hughes."
• Craig has also demonstrated that he can be a very cool dude. When I reviewed Layer Cake, I wrote, "It also has a very cool star, Daniel Craig, who can best be described as Steve McQueen with a different accent." Hey, you can't get much cooler than to be compared with Steve McQueen! When I reviewed Layer Cake I didn't even realize I was talking about the guy from Sylvia.
• I just put those thoughts together and concluded that a guy who is a better actor than Gwyneth Paltrow and as cool as Steve McQueen may indeed be the right man to fill Bond's gimmicky shoes, although in his case they will have to be elevator shoes, unless the director hires very short villains. I say give the man a chance to strut his stuff. If he fucks up, THEN we can make (more) fun of him.