A Quantum of Bond

Rating: 5/10 (10 May 2009)

The story is pretty good, though I have to admit I had already forgotten some of the characters in Casino Royale. Who was Mr. White again? Mathers?
That's not the issue with the movie though. The main issue is a lack of intelligence and predictability. None of the events in Quantum of Solace were a surprise, except maybe the bad guy's evil plan, which was a "One Million Dollars!!!"-moment worthy of Dr. Evil. You control all the drinking water in Bolivia? That's simply absurd. If you can topple governments, install dictators, and infiltrate the MI6 at the highest levels, surely you can come up with a better evil plan than that.
I like the character development that Bond goes through - it is a quantum of solace, indeed. But for a good, tight film, it's not enough.