Quantum of Solace had nothing original

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2008)

EON rebooted the series to refine the already perfect franchise and maybe attract some new audience. But we already had Jack Bauer (24) and Jason Bourne to satisfy the violent taste of the new generation.
Casino Royale was acceptable since it was a work of Ian Fleming's; but Quantum of Solace had nothing new. As the trailer suggests, James Bond goes rogue; that's the plot of Licence to Kill and the first half of Die Another Day. In QoS, there is a dead oily body lying on bed; we saw a golden one in Goldfinger. QUANTUM is introduced as an evil organization, to fill the role of SPECTRE and SMERSH. The boat chase ends with the same theme that was played in From Russia With Love at the end of the chase. Camile drives an old Volks beetle, so did Melina Havelock in For Your Eyes Only.
They also hired Dan Bradley as the second unit director to copy some Bourne moves like some exact hand to hand combat or Escrima fighting scenes.
Now let's get to Marc Forster and his artistic shots: after the beginning credits we see dancing of colors (first I thought those were some kites from The Kite Runner), then an old lady drops some grapes and we see the fall in slow motion or James Bond runs from bad guys while Tosca opera is playing (not in the background, instead James bond is in background). Well who needs this much metaphor in a Bond movie??
With all those things said, I give 7 out of 10 to this movie. I watched it at midnight (the first screening of the movie) and I stood an hour in line and I don't regret it because QoS was an entertaining action movie.
I know the producers will stick to this new romantic violent Bourne version of Bond. But I really miss the cool and suave secret agent who "would never miss".