Bond rebourne

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2008)

There are a lot of real Bond-fans complaining about this film. All the clichés seem to be missing! You know them, join me! "Bond, James Bond", "Shaken not *yawn*...". Quantum of Solace is unlike the classic Bond films, it goes step further then Casino Royale which was already changing things. It has a lot of the reality of the Jason Bourne series and the film is the better for it.
I've seen the old Bond movies with good old Sean Connory recently, and was severely disappointed. Those movies are crap from my point of view. They lack any sense of realism and although that might have some charm, the stories become a bit like a children's books. Shallow, simplistic.
In this film however, we get to see the two sides of being a top spy. It reminded me of the two sides of being an airliner pilot: You get to go to beautiful places, you hang out with beautiful girls, but everything is short-term. And in Bond's case, rather brutal. When people die in this film, you notice. There is almost zero cannon fodder. Fights are dirty and killing anyone is a big deal.
The story itself is the weakest side, it had a lot more potential I think. Especially as there were some gray areas in the stance between good and bad which could have been elaborated to give the film more depth. All in all though, you should see this film.