QUANTUM OF SOLACE Directed by Marc Forster with Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench and Giancarlo Giannin. Released Nov 14, 2008 1hr 46min
CASINO ROYALE, the previous entry in the series was the longest Bond film on record, and it’s even longer when you consider this film is essentially CASINO ROYALE Part II: But With Less Card Playing. Bond wants revenge for things that happened in the previous film and we’re starting to realize there is a massive secret organization behind much of what’s happening in the world and they’ve infiltrated MI6, the British Secret Service. This time around they attempt to assassinate M and Bond takes this very personally.
Daniel Craig’s second outing at Agent 007— the Craig Bonds are certainly many things, but they really lack the fun of the Connery Bonds and of course thankfully the silliness of the Moores, but this one is starting to show that the cold hearted intense James Bond of the novels isn’t as interesting as the adaption with Connery in his prime in something like GOLDFINGER.
Having said that, I enjoyed this one VERY much, it’s faster paced than CASINO ROYALE and it’s got more action scenes so if you want a great summer movie this is a fantastic pick.
BOND THEME: A somewhat poppy Alicia Keys and Jack Black but it has a bit of an edge to it.
BOND VILLAIN: Dominic Greene is a psycho environmentalist and he fights like a vegetarian, which is very refreshing.
GRADE: A solid “A” - What can I say? I liked it better than the critics did.