This is not Bond.

Rating: 5/10 (6 April 2009)

Quantum of Solace shifts considerable from the impressive Casino Royale. The events which unfold in Quantum of Solace are unengaging and bitterly disappointing.
The film opens with a car chase, a chase which cuts uncontrollably from one shot to another. I assume that the chase was meant to be an impressive edge-of-your-seat beginning but it had no such effect nor did it make any impression on the plot. I think that generally this sets the tone for the film.
The plot is lifeless it just doesn't ooze any excitement, charm or indeed danger. Olga Kurylenko doesn't fulfill her role adequately until later in the film, at the start she seems to really struggle. Daniel Craig nearly loses his star billing to Judi Dench, why does M have such a dominant role? And poor Gemma Arteton plays a British agent who is killed off just as quickly as she is introduced - Why?
Quantum of Solace doesn't fulfill the Bond thrill factor, it doesn't get close. The film is hopelessly devoid of intelligence, danger or charm. There are plot holes and an inability to deliver a coherent story.