I'd like a quantum of my money back

Rating: 5/10 (2 March 2009)

...not all of it, but definitely a good chunk. The most disappointing thing about this movie is that it contained many good elements, which could have raised it to the level of a classic Bond film, if certain other things hadn't been hopelessly cocked up. A lot of the cinematography was artful and beautiful, and they obviously had a good DOP. The editor should be burnt at the stake for taking all those beautiful shots and putting them into a blender. (It was about ten minutes into the film when I realized that I had absolutely no idea what had happened up to that point, because I couldn't tell who or what I was looking at on screen). The second most annoying thing about Quantum was its length: why on earth did they decide to shorten the satisfying 2+ hours of CR to a scant hour-and-a-half? It takes about 3/4 of that time just to figure out what the heck's going on, and then suddenly it's over, leaving you feeling disappointed and kind of ripped off. Not only that, but I think that most of the problems in the film could have been solved by just slowing it down and letting it run longer - the pace would have been much better, and it would have given the viewer time to digest and appreciate some of the finer elements. Just don't understand what happened here. Hope they sort it out for next time...