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Quantum of Solace picks up where Casino Royale with James Bond seeking vengeance for Vespa's death. It's a quest that takes him from Italy to Haiti as well as Austria and Bolivia.
This Bond is less charming and more of a relentless machine, willing to do whatever it takes to get his answers.
The action is all out - sometimes over-the-top but there's a grittiness that prevents it from becoming cheesy. Marc Forster also puts in some slower and more human moments that form the heart of the film.
My only fault with the acting is Gemma Arterton - her character, Fields, doesn't really do much and seems out of place. Olga Kurylenko is pretty good - she does a much better job than in Max Payne. I have no complaints with how Daniel Craig plays Bond and Judi Dench as M is always excellent. Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene is a decent enough villain but sadly as a foil for James Bond, he seems to fade into the background when compared to Bond's presence. I was hoping for a bigger role for the guy who plays Mr. White because he seems like a better Bond villain.
My other quibbles with the movie are that some of the action relies to much on the shaky cam principle and that it isn't really explained who/what Quantum is. Perhaps they will delve into this in the next movie.
Even though is a more serious action movie, there are moments of humor - perhaps not the kind of humor people expect of a typical Bond film but I don't think that's a bad thing.
Thoughts on the theme song "Another Way To Die": loved the verses, hate the chorus.
7/10
