Quantum of suckage

Rating: 2/10 (14 November 2008)

Who ever made the original trailer for this movie should get an award for making this pile of garbage look like gold. This film was terribly directed. With action sequences that are not only hard to watch because of the shaking and cutting, but downright boring. There is no pacing, no suspense, just emotionless stunts that the viewer can't appreciate. This movie comes nowhere near Casino Royale. While CR took out some of the fat the bond series had gained over the years QoS attempted to remove anything that made the movie a bond movie. There was none of Bond's wit, his quick thinking, even his charm for the ladies was reduced to almost nothing. The plot was scattered and felt disjointed, at the end of the movie I really had no idea what had been accomplished. There are holes all of the story, and parts that just don't fit. The dialog came off as stiff some of the time, and over all the acting level was poor. Daniel Craig was the exception, giving a good performance, but he could not carry the movie himself. It is obvious that Marc Forster was way over his head in directing this movie. Go back to making those award wining movies, and leave the tough stuff to the pros.