This movie had high expectations, but low results

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2008)

I saw all Bond classics from Dr. No to Die Another Day, but nothing was better than Casino Royale, which starred Daniel Craig and Eva Green. The plot line was well thought and the excellent layout of the movie, with the tweeked gunbarrel sequence, made me want to watch it over and over again.
Casino Royale was directed by Martin Campbell, and since Quantum of Solace was being directed by Marc Foster, I expected it to be different, and it was, but not in a good way. This film was a let-down for thousands, maybe even millions of Bond-lovers out there. All it became was a set of events blitzing between city from city, where as the viewer has no idea how he got there or why. The movie was not understandable most of the time, it was just some rushed events that didn't seem to fit into the plot line. Plus, the fact that the gunbarrel sequence for Quantum of Solace was at the end of the movie, not even near the beginning, like other Bond movies, struck me hard. Marc Foster seemed to hate that feature and wanted to remove it, but since it was James Bond, he had to put somewhere, and the only place that was good beside the beginning, was the ending. But it still was quite shocking.
A few deaths including General Medrano and Domonic Greene made it a little action-like, but overall, I just didn't seem to get the thrill like I did during Casino Royale. The villains didn't have that sinister feeling like Le Chriffe or even 006. And they weren't. in my opinion,even villain-like at all. At least until their deathly experiences at the desert hotel.
I thought this movie was a serious let-down for me, despite how much I was hoping to first watch it, and I sure hope that the twenty-third Bond movie would not be as upsetting as this one. Not recommended for those who like a good, gripping storyline, I'd give this a straight six out of ten, not any lower score, simply because it was a Bond movie and Bond movies have their reputation for being really exciting.