Disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (12 November 2008)

James Bond: Quantum of Solace - ***
Bond is back, and for the first time it's a sequel.
This film started out packed with action, with Daniel Craig driving his swanky looking Aston with ease, while being rammed and shot at by several cars and a truck, only for him to come out without a scratch. This basically seems to happen all throughout the film. Which is a let down.
The story is defiantly different from other James Bond films, as it's a sequel so it would be and as it leaves off from Casino Royale he's out for revenge, I think. There's not much I can say about the story to be honest, apart from the fact that it's hard to get into, this because it either to simple or it's to complicated that you miss out a lot.
Because am a boring person I sometimes listen to the audio commentary on DVDs, it was Gladiator which mentioned that a way of telling if an action film is well made is if you can follow what's actually happening in the scene, which is where Quantum of solace sadly fails.
The acting is top notch Daniel Craig does great once again on making a rugged Bond, Judi Dench does great as M, Olga Kurylenko does great as the new Bond girl (in the first film I've seen her keep her clothes on) and Mathieu Amalric also does great as the screaming Frenchman. There was a lot of hype over Gemma Arterton although she was hardly in it, that's not saying she wasn't also great.
If you compare Quantum of Solace to Casino Royale, Royale is miles better, and as this is a sequel I will take this into account. Sequels shouldn't get worse, although that seems to happen most of the time. Once again Q with all his gadgets wasn't included in this film, which was a let down as those parts where always my favourites.
To sum up Bond, James Bond (sorry) Quantum of Solace in one word that word would be disappointing. Sure it was good but it could of and should have been better.