Good Bond installment...with some flaws

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2008)

Bond films are definitely taking a new direction...and I'm liking it. But not everyone is reacting well to this new era, probably because many are used to the old Bond's mannerisms and attitudes. I personally think its great to see a more modern and contemporary Bond and also don't forget, both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace take place before all the other movies so Bond's character is still being shaped.The good news is that Bond is still Bond and despite all the criticism no one has ever played this character so well as Daniel Craig.He actually did pretty much all the stunts himself which I think its amazing.It shows how much he cares and how much he wants to please the fans.The plot is probably the biggest flaw here...there's a "big conspiracy" as usual but its overcomplicated and not that interesting.I was expecting something a little better taking into consideration that Quantum of Solace was written by Paul Haggis, the writer of so many Oscar winning pictures in the last years.The film is very entertaining though which is its main purpose. The bond girl is played this time by the lovely Olga Kurylenko and I must say I wasn't certain she was bond Girl material but she proved me wrong and it was interesting to see her character's seek for revenge.The villain, played by Mathieu Amalric, doesn't quite live up to the expectations though ...and was rather disappointing, after all this is a Bond film and usually the villains are almost as iconic as Bond itself. Judie Dench returns as "M" and thank god,there's no sign of "Q". Bottom line: Quantum of Solace is a solid movie and a nice addiction to the Bond series and Daniel Craig is the greatest James Bond to this date.Sorry Sean!
8/10