left feeling confused & short changed

Rating: 7/10 (1 November 2008)

I gave this movie 7 out of 10 on the fact that I am hoping that the 3rd film in the "Daniel Craig as Bond" franchise will prove it worthy of that generous amount.
Throughout the screening I was waiting for some answers to the questions that had been set up in 'Casino Royale', but ended up getting a lot more questions thrown together in a film that, frankly, was trying too much to be Bourne and lacked the same zazz as its predecessor.
I'll admit being confused pretty much until the credits started rolling, with the introduction of Greene and his company, and the seemingly unstoppable, yet unseen, conglomerate known only as 'Quantum'. We jumped very quickly from place to place, encountered agent 'Fields' who was nothing more than a pretty girl with no real relevance to the plot's development, were treated to some very disorientating camera work, (a-la-Bourne), and given a very short time to understand what happened exactly with Mathis.
As I said, my confusion ran pretty much up until the end credits, when you finally realise that this film is not what it set itself up to be in the trailer, (Bond seeks revenge for girl, finds global Eco-terrorist, keys into a large organisation known as Quantum, saves the day). But rather this film is a really short extension of 'Casino Royale' which now sets itself up to give us some answers in the 3rd instalment.
I have nothing bad to say about Craig's Bond, nor do I have any problem with the plot and where it is going, but I will say that it did need to be slightly less Bourne and a little bit more thorough in it's explanation of what the heck was going on. I enjoy having to work stuff out, which is why by the time the credits were rolling and people were leaving the theatre, I was the one explaining what had happened to my two buddies.
However in the interest of Mr and Mrs Joe Public, I feel 'Quantum of Solace' could have been a little bit more punter friendly.
P.S Kudos for the Bond girl 'goldfinger' throwback moment!