Still good but rather a lack to it's predecessor

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2015)

After introducing a new formula in the first Daniel Craig Bond movie in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace reverts back to the old formula of centering on the hunt to bring down a world class villain and thwart his plans. But the movie did quite a good job in grounding the story; the villain's scope gets to be local or regional instead of the usual straight shot at world domination. The early emphasis on the secret organization also makes for a good thread between the Daniel Craig Bond series. Yet I feel that the action quality rather decreases, due to the increase use of mid range shots and close ups. The acting overall sees a polarized view as Daniel Craig maintains his performance as James Bond but Olga Kurylenko looks awfully silly as Bond's sidekick in this movie. Gemma Arteton is plainly underutilized while Judi Dench did great in retaining her character for the role of M.