Absolutely Bond.

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2008)

OK, this is my first review so take it easy on me, there may be spoilers ahead.
Quantum of Solace begins as all Bond films should, with a fast paced action sequence, it is a (necessary) shame the Aston gets so badly damaged as it is a beautiful car but the action sequence is fantastic, fast paced and thrilling. It also ends with a real twist which links this to Casino Royale and sets the scene for the rest of the film to play out in. I have read other comments about the visible CGI, but to be honest, I couldn't see it and have to say I was quite out of breath by the time Bond stopped his car. I missed the usual opening of the bond eye.
Overall the story is fast paced but makes sense, you can see the logic to Bonds actions. There are some quirky one liners and although you can see that this film borrows from Bourne, it is most definitely a Bond film. All the ingredients (except Q and money-penny) are there. There are fantastic locations, beautiful women, lots of violence and killing, plot twists, double agents, misdirection and a great end sequence in a remote base... what more could you want!! (ok, perhaps some cool gadgets would be nice)
Judi Dench is fantastic as always and you can really feel the internal struggle as she tries to support and help Bond but doesn't quite understand why he is going so rouge. I feel that if Bond had taken 10 minutes out to explain things M would have been far more supportive, but as criticisms go, this is minor. The rest of the supporting cast are also great, big shout out to "Fields" and Mathieu Amalric who both stood out and of course there is Daniel Craig, who really seems to have settled into the role and I think is one of the best bonds ever!! Again, other reviews have criticised his coldness but I think he is still a bit of a "blunt instrument" and s still learning. I think much of the "cold" comments relate to the way Bond disposed of a certain "friend". But in the situation, he really had no choice and the coldness of his actions are balanced by the warmth of his cradling his friend as he dies. I think Bond id very Human. The film also deals with the internal struggle within Bond, he never sleeps, drinks a lot and is looking for closure from what happened to Vesper in the last film. I think he gets it and in a way, the actions and drive of Olga Kurylenko allows bond his own closure. We will see in the next film a much more balanced character who is at ease with who he is.
The villain, Mr Greene, is scary in so much as he is normal and completely based in reality. I could totally get the fact that in the future water is going to be an extremely valuable commodity and whoever controls it will have the power. The Quantum organisation (consider SPECTRE rebooted) is using its brains and vast network to ensure that its people will have power in the future.
Anyway, as a bond film and an action film, I loved it. *****