Is all about action and Daniel Craig

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2008)

Well, for sure Quantum Of Solace is not as well written than Casino Royale. In fact, Quantum is all about action and not so worried about a plot. There are some bad and mixed reviews out there blaming the movie for not being so good like Casino, and I really feel sad about these people because if you're going to watch a James Bond movie then you're expecting great entertainment, and first of all, the movie is pure entertainment from the beginning to the end.
Casino Royale is one of those James Bond-exceptions that is more than an action movie, being quite a piece of art in the genre. That happens in every each new 007 generation, the same happened to GoldenEye, and the same happened years before it and before-before it. But anyway... the new 007 is the closest to the best thing we could ever expect.
The great thing about the new 007 is - of course - Daniel Craig. For sure he gives another respectable depth to the character. James Bond is not and only that womanizer anymore, he's more than that, he's much more real now than that flirting face and thousands of killing artifacts hidden everywhere in his nice outfit and perfect car. People now go to see 007 running in an old Volkswagen, kicking asses like a real someone and feel the pain every time he punches or is being punched and thrill with every dangerous moment he gives. And now also feel his inner pain, the pain of a killer, the pain of someone that lost a love and a life, the eyes of someone that never sleeps and kill the bad guys in the search for a self peace that he lost somewhere. Now I ask you: when, a few years ago, could you imagine that 007 would be all that?
So, that's why I think that, even Quantum Of Solace seemingly being superficial, there's no need of smart dialogs and amazing twists and turns here like Casino Royale because this one is all about James Bond discovering himself and showing us what he became after Casino Royale facts. So this is the time to see everything in and by Craig's 007's eyes. And that's it, there's no need for more, I would be completely satisfied the same way if entire movie was 007 locked in a room, because Daniel Craig gave the best personification of the character and understood perfectly what 007 is and is all about.