To Save The Day Bad-Boy Bond Breaks Every Rule

Rating: 6/10 (3 June 2014)

Opening with a wildly dangerous shoot-out along a treacherous coastal highway in Italy, Quantum Of Solace (or QOS, for short) immediately shifts into high-gear and swiftly accelerates into some of the most startling, and breath-taking action-sequences that I've seen in a mighty long time.
With marvellous, rapid-fire editing and astounding, death-defying stunt-work, QOS delivered the goods like the wallop of a sledgehammer.
In QOS a very-very cool, yet excessively violent, James Bond 007, goes rogue. And like an indestructible bad-boy hell-bent on total rampage, Bond breaks every rule (and a few noses, as well) along the way. It seems to me that no matter where Bond goes, double-the-trouble is always sure to follow. And with that trustworthy formula set into place, QOS all adds up to some sweet, sensational entertainment.
I'd confidently say that Daniel Craig, with a decidedly "less-talk/more-action" approach to his role, is, by far, the best James Bond to date. Craig is what I call a "natural" man. And he sure beats out those other blokes who have also played this part over the many years.
With this clearly being a British production I certainly picked up some obvious American antagonism throughout the story. At different times along the way various non-American characters (especially Bond) made some deliberately insulting remarks about the overall incompetence and questionable loyalty of the American "Secret Service". This blatant sneering at the CIA sure surprised me, considering that QOS was definitely a film geared to be played in American movie-houses.
And finally -
When it came to QOS's main villain, Dominic Greene, I thought he sucked long and hard on a goon's ass. He really did. This snivelling wimp struck me as nothing but a stupid arse to the 10th power. In my books, one would really have to struggle pretty hard to think of another turd less interesting than the likes of this dildo-headed Greene character. They really would.