SummaryBetrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links Dominic Greene, a r...
SummaryBetrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr White who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links Dominic Greene, a r...
Quantum, thanks to a deft blend of exotic escapism and bare-bones modernism, is more than strong enough to be judged on its own. In fact, it's the perfect Bond film.
Revenge is a dish best served with bullets, high explosives and giant rolling flameballs. In Quantum of Solace, James Bond orders the revenge buffet, deluxe.
Saw this again today 2020, loved it. The films actions scenes are insane from minute one till end, Daniel did such a great job in all action scenes. I love hi. As Bond!! No holes in the plot. The politics of the plot kept you interested. Daniel .C does not disappoint. Super entertaining and wonderful shots of Italy. Must watch.
I watched this movie with skepticism but was truly surprised and happy with the end result. The action sequences are sublime and the story is more than entertaining. Bond is well represented and well played. I may be a minority for loving this film but I feel it has everything that makes the Bond character amazing. Love the movie from start to finish!
Craig never overreaches, and yet he accomplishes the unthinkable. He's not the Bond we ever asked for or hoped for, yet he's reimagined the character in ways we never could have foreseen. He's Bond with soul.
Updating this anachronistic cash cow with the scrappy and sexy Craig still looks like a wise move, but it requires a greater quantum of style than Solace provides.
I'll tell you straight! The film Quantum of Solace is not for everyone. Those who watched movies as a child because of the steep Bond shootouts, chases, fights will be very upset because of their absence. And those who watched them because the story will be completely satisfied. You can also recommend this film to those who did not sign with the Bond. They will appear in this film a masterpiece. I belong to the latter. So I put it the highest rating.
“Quantum of Solace” suffers a number setbacks that land it reasonably between being middling and fairly-enjoyable, so long as some mental cognition is switched off. While it contains several action sequences that land well enough and decent character development across the board, it lacks any degree of polish and gravitas to allow it to stand out from an ocean of other run-of-the-mill action flicks by comparison. As being a continuation of a story, rather than a new adventure (as per the norm of the franchise to this point), the “sequel curse” effected a myriad of points that made it’s predecessor “Casino Royale” a much more enjoyable film by comparison, including and not limited to: a compelling narrative, an intimidating villain, and character interactions that incentivized investment. Unfortunately, as this film is lacking in all of those departments, it ultimately ends up dragging down the positive elements that are brought to the table to create an unfulfilling, middle ground experience.Concerning the plot, the story picks up where it left off with Bond desperately trying to nail down the mystery organization that perpetrated the loss of his love, Vesper. After a close call in an interrogation that nearly took the life of his boss, “M”, he finds himself quickly in between a rock and a hard place when he is swept into the dealings of Dominic Greene…an entrepreneur and head of an environmental group. After saving the life of a purported victim of Dominic’s, Camille, Bond is quickly suspended from duty after his killing of suspects (a running theme in this film) lands him in hot water with the upper echelons of power. Undaunted, Bond refuses to return before his mission is complete, which leads to a MI6 employee losing her life after a connection is made between them, and a returning character from the last film, Rene Mathis, losing his in turn. Pushing onward with Camille, whose past also connects her to an affiliate of Greene’s, the two rush into a somewhat fulfilling climatic ending with the environmentalist after his true scheme is coincidentally brought to light.Perhaps the greatest detriment to the momentum of the story is the awkward positioning the film places Bond in, with one step moving forward and two steps moving back; locked in place by the events of the last movie and the baggage of Bond’s previous iteration as acted by Pierce Brosnan. This is highlighted at the midpoint of the film wherein Bond sleeps with a woman named Fields, whose only role is to attempt to bring Bond back after he is recalled, and is promptly killed thereafter. “M” uncharacteristically blasts Bond for this, claiming it to be the result of his romantic infatuations, despite the fact that Daniel Craig’s Bond was far less reckless in these mannerisms than seen throughout Brosnan’s era. This in turn creates a form of tension-for-the-sake-of-tension between these two characters, and is especially undermining to Bond’s role in this film, as the narrative requires him to be invested in Vesper’s recent loss.Overall, Craig’s Bond did enough in the film to hit a gray area of decency, which was a letdown from his first outing. Judy Dench’s “M” suffered a bit from her unmerited criticisms of Bond, but wasn’t wholly insufferable. Olga Kurylnko’s Camilla was decent overall, and Giancarlo’s brief reprisal of Mathis was actually a standout. Mathieu Amalric’s Dominic Greene, on the other hand, was laughably unopposing when compared to many of Bond’s past rivals primarily through his lack of presentation and underwhelming **** in all, while “Quantum of Solace” struggles to stagger into the realm of enjoyability, it can still be watched and taken at face value for what it is; a sequel film that forwards the overall story. If viewed without a critical lens, it still entertains: just not as much as it could have had more attention and care been given to the characters as they were established.
Out of 25 Bonds I saw, I place this one at 17/25.
Quantum of Solace, apart from having a title that makes everyone ask "what the hell?" has pretty much nothing of note.
It follows up on Casino Royale's storyline of Craig's Bond being a lonely child that needs love. He still seeks revenge for his girlfriend's loss. He still gets M to be his surrogate mommy.
I never personally liked that side of Craig's movies too much, and it really lingers over Quantum, since it drives the plot.
But plot aside, the bigger issue is that Quantum's "villain" is not even worth remembering. Mathieu Amalric doesn't exactly **** entirely, but **** villain is supposed to be impressive, or frightening, in his case, the only feeling is "uneasy" at best, or rather "creepy". Also, he's almost not the villain here, since the real villain of Quantum is an incompetent american administration. So a weak villain that only feels creepy at best is supported by a CIA agent being a complete tool.
Rebellious teenager Craig/Bond in need of love faces that terrible opposition, and with a villain and girl that overall do not really strike as characters (or as actors), the movie just sort of wallows from action scene to murder scene, because it's also one of the most violent and murderous Bond movies.
At some point, there is a genuinely well-acted and well-written scene that I almost felt something for does come, and a tragic death full of pathos does happen. And I genuinely wanted to feel for it, because it had everything to be good. Sadly, since it was in this movie, it just fell flat, or rather, the plot, actions, events, and everything surrounding that scene, made it fall flat.
Quantum is a flat movie which, even when it shines, fails to bring attachment. See it only if you care about continuity between Casino Royale and Skyfall.
Quantum of Solace is embarrassed by the classic Bond films, ditching anything fun and anything over-the-top in favor of "gritty realism". The result is a completely joyless endeavor, and one of the worst Bond movies of them all.