Quantum Of Solace

Times Watched: 1
Watched With: My Dad & My Brother @ Cathay EHub (05/11)
Mr Dopamine Dreamer @ The Grand Cathay (08/11)
Snacks: None @ Cathay EHub
Green Tea @ The Grand Cathay
Hidden Scene After Movie: None

There's that MP5 again...

Picking up from where Casino Royale left off...
James Bond (Daniel Craig) has captured Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals that the group he works for a formidable force indeed.

The group - Quantum - has "people everywhere" and one of them is Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a businessman who heads a corporation called Greene Planet which is actually a front for his dirty dealings.
And as usual it is up to Bond to foil their plans.

But M (Judi Dench) thinks that Bond is too volatile because of his nature to seek revenge for the death of Vesper Lynd and even sends MI6 agent Strawberry Fields (Gemma Arterton) to bring his back to HQ.
But Bond is obviously going to deny any such intentions and re-teams with old ally Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) to try and sort things out.
And on the way he encounters Camille (Olga Kurylenko) who seems to have her own agenda against Greene. Or does she?

I really think this was quite a let down. Especially if we're comparing it to the first installment of the 'new' Bond era Casino Royale.
For the first time this is actually a Bond sequel where they continue the story based on how the last one ended. And I think this is where this movie fails.
They spend too much time trying to tie up loose ends from the first movie that they lack the time and continuity to concentrate on the new plot.

Daniel Craig is again giving a solid performance of Bond and we're talking about a pretty formidable-sounding Bond villain here.
But alas too much time is wasted trying to find Bond some peace of mind that instead of doing his job he's too busy stewing about his dead girlfriend.

Plus. Director Marc Foster is so not an action director.
His previous movies like Monster's Ball, Stranger Than Fiction & The Kite Runner may have been superb to many.
But he really needs to get more action experience under his belt.
Espcially in the fight and shootout scenes.
Maybe they should have gotten a more experienced action director

Still a acceptable Bond outing overall.
Now that they've closed that chapter. Hopefully the next Bond film will not only have great promise - but also deliver the goods.
I don't care if it's shaken or stirred. Just let it be Bond.

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