Quantum of Solace

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Kevin P A fairly entertaining movie that feels more like a quiet epilogue to Casino Royale than a proper Bond Movie thanks to the rushed production hell from the 2008 Writers Strike. The movie picks up where the last one left off with interrogating Mr. White to find out more about the organization that took away Vesper. Despite the writers strike hurdle, the largest problem with the movie is the direction. The action scenes are incredibly incoherent and frantic. They're too fast paced with extremely choppy editing that cuts to a new shot every second. All while the exposition scenes feel boring without much direction or momentum. Bond getting random civilians killed in the crossfire of his espionage pursuits is highlighted, but never narratively explored or challenged. However, there is a brief, but good critique from M on how James Bond treats the women around him as disposable deconstruction that get killed in the crossfire of his missions. The villains are forgettable. But I do like their politically relevant motivations as they play puppetry with developing nations for their natural resources. Daniel Craig is still Bond, hut he feels more emotionless and boring this time. There also feels like less development and agency for the main bond girl, who shares barely any chemistry with James Bond. However, she gets better in the last half hour. She has a nice bonding moment with James Bond in the ravine cave, with a nice reveal about monopolizing one Bolivian freshwater supply. I like that Bond helps the Bond girl with her revenge (unlike most films where the woman is shamed for revenge unlike their male counterparts). I like that she gets touched complete her revenge and still get comforted when the fire triggers her PTSD. And that Bond gets a little bit of closure and empathy for Vesper by the end. The movie is a decent viewing experience, but it's comparatively a big letdown compared to Casino Royale and Skyfall. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review Daniel C. M It has the feels of a generic action thriller, not only due the lack of gadgets, but the nauseating shaky cam doens't help things either. Despite this, Quantum of Solace still features a interesting, and, quite frankly, very good political thriller plot with a welcomed shorter runtime of only 1h40. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review tim s While not as emotionally gripping as Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace offers an abundance of frantic action in a condensed runtime. Unfortunately, the action scenes rely too heavily on quick cuts. Moreover, the film's villain is underwhelming and nonthreatening. However, Daniel Craig's performance remains gritty and unapologetic, showcasing his strengths as Bond. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Mark J This film just feels like an extended post credit scene for Casino Royale. It is fun to watch but not enough story to make it interesting. Still enjoy the newer Bond though. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Birithivy Y Quantum Of Solace - 6/10. Finally, after years, I finally finished watching all of the Craig Bond films. I love Casino Royale and Skyfall. No Time To Die was good for what it was, and Spectre was meh. Quantum as well is meh, but, it attempted to be more than meh. Marc Foster is an interesting choice to be the director here. I’m a fan of his work, and he seems like a director who understands emotions well and is able to extract good drama out of emotional pain. But, he seems like an out of place choice to make a Bond film. Sam Mendes at least had a Jarhead before making Skyfall, whereas Foster was a predominantly drama based director who focused on human dramas. Here in Quantum, I did appreciate that this was a direct continuation of Casino Royale. Bond films have this tendency to always forget what happened last time and just go on a new adventure. Whereas here, we see the direct results of Bond’s pain and wallowing over the loss of the woman he loved. When the movie focuses on this loss, I think it works well. But in terms of the movie as a Bond film, its shaky. The action has spurts of fun, but for the most part, it feels a bit jarring. I did appreciate the overarching socio political element to this. The movie’s shot nicely too, giving it an edge that was necessary after Royale. But my oh my is the editing crazy and frenetic. At some points, you can blink your eyes and there were probably 3 switches within the one second. I feel like this was the weakest of the series, whereas Spectre was the biggest disappointment. To be honest, there’s nothing of significance that happens here. The overall story is just kinda happening with no flair or pizzaz. Also, interesting way of ending the film too! Watching this last in the series is kinda funny for me, but I’m glad I can say I watched all the Craig films now. Okay at best. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Obi-wan K That took a backfire Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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