Quantum of Solace
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Has the Bond re-boot jumped the shark already? No, and more's the pity, because the Tuxedo-clad super-spy leaping across a moat filled with Great Whites (frickin' lasers attached to their heads optional) might be what Quantum Of Solace needs most.
The depressed and hard-drinking 007 returns, ostensibly hellbent on killing Vesper Lyn's killers, even if he can't bring himself to admit that he really cared about her. But whereas Daniel Craig's flinty take on the one-time one-liner-spouting agent felt fresh and edgy (if somewhat Bourne again) in Casino Royale, this continuation comes off as a tad dour.
Director Marc Forster tries hard to energise us and sometimes succeeds, mostly by virtue of throwing everything that's not nailed down at the audience. Case in point: there are three hectic chases in the first 15 minutes. While proficient and admirably break-neck in pace, none creates the excitement of the crane shenanigans of Casino Royale.
Such emphasis on action comes at the expense of what was so wonderful about its predecessor – character development and cat-and-mouse tension. The scriptwriters seem to have forgotten that the Bond-Vesper interplay was that film's heart, while its most suspenseful sequence was simply a bunch of people playing cards. And while Casino Royale's plot tended to the murky, it was these moments that kept up caring.
Here we have a super-villain who wants to rule the world through increased utility bills (zzzzzz), who organises conference calls with his co-conspirators at the opera (huh?) and who's silly enough to enact his grand plans in a hotel that's not only built in the middle of a tractless desert (why?) but also seems to be constructed from firelighters (oh, the humanity!).
Michael Adams
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Harry Georgatos
November 19, 2008
This is an extremely satisfying piece of spy storytelling that adults can sink their teeth into without being offended. Craig for the first time makes Bond look like a real spy in real situations. The other Bond's are more suited to a cartoonish world of comic-book spies. If people are honest Roger Moore had no personality and little acting ability. He was more suited to TV playing THE SAINT and THE PERSUADERS then a feature film actor. Tom Cruise should take notice in how a spy script should be structured when he makes MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE 4!
Jane
November 22, 2008
Phwoar. Can't wait for the whole movie if the trailer is that sexy!
Terrible review
November 24, 2008
Lift your game citysearch, this tells people nothing of what is a great piece of adventure. How about genuine down to earth reviews from normal people instead of smart arse attempts to show your intellect? I loved it, and so will millions, get your nose out of the air and treat us as normal people.
Gabrielle
December 02, 2008
Its great, really great! To see Daniel Craig in his white jeans and black polo is worth the admission price. The Review is not close to accurate and in fact woudl go so far as what ever it says I would say the opposite, wondering what film you saw Michael Adams!
scott
December 08, 2008
This was a really good action spy film. Unlike the other bond movies where he sleeps with 5 woman and save the world he comes out looking like a real spy and he plays the part really well
Mac
December 16, 2008
I agree with the review. This Bond really lacked the tension present in all other films. From the very start (although we of course know) it was patently obvious that Bond would get his man. He never once appeared threatened in the whole film, and despite what others have to say there was no charm or wit as is the usual 'cheese factor' in Bond. It failed to live up to the lofty standards of Bond films and barely lifted an eyebrow when comparing it to the cold hard brilliant action of the Bourne Trilogy. The director just seemed bereft of ideas. Very disappointing following the incredibly good Casino Royale!
David
January 03, 2009
I saw the movie twice. The first time I wasn't too sure. The second time it was great.
Rizal Dua Darah
January 15, 2009
The plot of this film was that he was out to kill the dude that killed his hottie from Casino Royale, right? And he ends up killing this dude, right? And in between there is some really fast car stuff, some running around, possibly some more of that French jumping around buildings stuff, and all of this - captured by a cameraman who was so drunk that he thought he was holding the camera steady but when he woke up after the film was edited he realised that his hand was not so sure but by then, of course, it was too. Not since On Her Majesty's Secret Service have I enjoyed a Bond film so much.
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