Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond (Daniel Craig)sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's water supply.
Having not seen a James Bond film since 'Goldeneye' and not having seen many that preceded that one, you would be hard-pushed to call me a James Bond fan. However, 'Quantum of Solace' was, indeed a very enjoyable film. Maybe more akin to its rival films than the James Bond of old would have been, which can be viewed in either a positive or negative light, the air of realism is much more apparent now. However, this is not to say they have cut out ALL of the unbelievable parts. Not at all. Mr. Bond still has his moments but it is not necessarily so predictable or cringe worthy as the typical Bond film.
Well worth a look, even if you're not a Bond fanatic.
I thought Quantum of Solace was very good. I know people have complained about the plot being too confusing, not knowing where the title fitted in to it, that it was too short, there was no gadgets or Q or Moneypenny or saucy scenes or innuendo and lame gags. But I thought they made it perfectly clear they were changing all that (for the better in some cases). As for it being complicated, well duh, it is supposed to be believable and more realistic and if that means getting rid of the Bond fans who just like FLASH BANG WHOLLOP HOWS YOUR FATHER OOO-ER MISSUS OOO NICE GADGET OOOH NICE TOTTY OH WHERE IS THE INVISIBLE CAR etc etc then all for the good. In any case, some of the previous titles were a bit vague and had nothing to do with plot and was only thrown into the film via some quip of Bond's. The computer table was a pretty good gadget and a decent car with realistic car-chase scene.
I think he (Craig) plays it very well, not too smarmy, not too pretty and doesn't do everything perfect. For realism and the fact that he is only just beginning his career with '00' status, he is not better than everyone at everything. He is still prone to mistakes, but he works well to correct these errors of judgment and manages to get back on track. He is just very efficient and at least, after a fight, he looks as he's been in one. In fact sometimes he looks like he's been in a fight even BEFORE he's been in one.
Don't worry, I still love the other Bond films and various portrayals, but I think they have made necessary changes and somehow found an edge to the character that makes him more realistic and believable. A real competitor for the Bourne films (same initials incidentally).
I agree about the length of the Bond film, a few scenes did seem a bit rushed just to get to the next action scene. Perhaps they will release it on DVD with an extended cut??? It does warrant it, because there is a depth to the Bond character that Craig showed in his first outing, but didn't seem to be allowed to in this one. Maybe it is supposed to be seen back to back.
Daniel Craig said he is signed to do another two Bond movies and I can see him doing more as long as they don't start getting silly.
It's also extremely excellent and important to see that the opening credits featuring the dancing girls are back, it felt more like a Bond movie again, but the song is very poor.
All in all a very good sequel.
"James Bond Will Return" they promised, and return he does; though it"s not so much an accelerated sequel to 'Eon's' acclaimed franchise reboot, as it is a brisk walk from the end credits of Daniel Craig's auspicious debut as 007 in 'Casino Royale', to the harsh, sand blasted vista that is 'Quantum Of Solace'. A sparse, strangely muted but well-written and competently acted film, directed with some style by Marc Foster ('The Kite Runner'). Craig looks more at ease with his role this time around, whilst Bond's unwieldy nemesis; an effectively sinister consortium of megalomaniac ne'er-do-wells called 'Quantum' is similar in style and methodology to real world villains like 'The Round Table Network' or 'Illuminati'. Now pay attention ladies & gentlemen: if you're even contemplating on seeing Bond 22, my only advice would be to re-watch 'Casino Royale' the night before, or better still; on the same day you see this, for the two are so closely linked that anyone who doesn't have total recall of every plot twist and character in 'CR' will find themselves scratching their heads through most of 'QOS' lean, 97 minute running time. In fact, I often wondered if they couldn't have just have combined both films together as an epic, Bond double bill. Now realism is always good, but here, 'Eon' have employed realism to the point of inflicting blunt force trauma injuries to the much loved Bond ideal of yesteryear; gone are the gadgets, femme fatales and wry innuendoes, for who'd have imagined that there'd come a day when we'd miss terrible double entendres like: "one rises to meet a challenge" ('Goldeneye') or long for a time when our tuxedoed anti-hero could get a good seeing to by the likes of Holly Goodhead or Xenia Ontatop? Obviously the loss of innuendo in Bond films is a hard thing to grasp, an issue that penetrates deep into every bureaucratic orifice in the British film industry, and ought to spark some kind of mass debate to get it up on screen again. All in all; 'QOS' is premium Bond that delivers the goods when it comes to action; but doesn't quite work as a standalone picture: some misjudged scenes include an unconvincing epilogue with Vesper's boyfriend, which feels tacked on as an afterthought to give 'QOS' something akin to a proper ending. And though the nod to 'Goldfinger' (now with black gold) was a clever touch, it momentarily distracts us into recalling Sean Connery's Bond, and though Daniel hasn't embarrassed himself as franchise custodian, he doesn't come close to Connery; and reminding an audience of that era only puts their new man at a distinct disadvantage. Definitely worth seeing, though not on a par with my favourite Bond picture: 'Goldeneye', it"s still a worthy, if instantly familiar, addition to the 007 cannon: As Craig's predecessor once told us in the teaser for 'Tomorrow Never Dies': "Bond...you know the rest".
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Daniel Craig returns as Ian Fleming&39;s most famous creation in QUANTUM OF SOLACE the first film in the James Bond series to follow directly on from the previous entry Continuing where CASINO ROYALE concluded QUANTUM OF SOLACE finds Bond on a perilous mission to uncover the truth behind the betrayal of his beloved Vesper while keeping one step ahead of M (Judi Dench – MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE) the CIA and a shadowy organisation fronted by the diabolical Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric – THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY MARIE ANTOINETTE) Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright – BASQUAIT Oliver Stone&39;s W) and the dubious Rene Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini – BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA SEVEN BEAUTIES) also return for this high octane sequel directed by internationally-renowned German filmmaker Marc Forster (THE KITE RUNNER FINDING NEVERLAND) Though QUANTUM OF SOLACE takes its gritty and uncompromising lead from CASINO ROYALE many of the series&39; hallmark ingredients are present including a bevy of beautiful women which includes Gemma Arterton (ST TRINIANS ROCKNROLLA) and Olga Kurylenko (LE SERPENT HITMAN) and a post-modern music score from series veteran David Arnold
Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in the 22nd instalment of the 007 franchise. After being betrayed by Vesper in Casino Royale, Bond (Craig) turns his sights on those who controlled her. Interrogating Mr White (Jesper Christensen), Bond discovers that the shadowy organisation responsible for blackmailing Vesper is a lot more powerful and dangerous than he ever imagined. Tracing a link to Hawaii, Bond soon crosses paths with Ukranian beauty Camille (Olga Kurylenko) who leads him to megalomaniacal businessman Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), head of the organisation known simply as Quantum. Wishing to control one of the world's natural resources, Greene's organisation has a finger in every government agency worldwide, and it falls to Bond to keep one step ahead of his friends, and enemies, to stop Greene holding the world to ransom.
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