Moderate Mess-Up

Rating: 9/10 (5 May 2009)

Daniel Craig is one of, if not the, best Bonds ever. He was positively brilliant in "Casino Royale", and he does an equally good job here. "Quantum of Solace" takes its name from the short story in "For Your Eyes Only", but it really has no plot similarities whatsoever (trust me, I read the story just to see if there's any similarities- there are literally none). The movie is a direct sequel to "Casino Royale", the only one so far in the Bond franchise. Now, the idea was great, but it was ruined by two things.
First of all, the direction. Where the hell did they pull Marc Forster from? The guy's direction was awful. During many of the chase scenes, I couldn't tell the difference between Bond and the villain. The style was really awful and confusing at times. I much preferred Martin Campbell's direction.
The Bond girl oh, dear! Since the Bond girl has often been depicted as the "damsel in distress" (which, in my humble opinion, works), they decided to go all "politically correct" in this film. Camille is one of those "tough girls", who is on a mission to kill the man who well let's leave that bit out. Let me point out something to the people behind QOS: you don't need to make the Bond girl tough for her to be good! Look at Vesper Lynd in "Casino Royale"! Next thing we know, Bond will go steady with the Bond girl, just for it to be politically correct! *gags*
Those are really the only two faults of the movie. The Bond villain lacks the usual deformity, which I liked! I mean, the villains are the kind of people who do well in society and all, and this really helps convey the sinister "every-dayness" of the villain.
So overall, "Quantum of Solace" has its faults, but it's enjoyable, especially once you put its two major faults aside.