James Bourne: The Bourne Solace

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2008)

There is no doubt that Daniel Craig is a great Bond. I mean wow there is just something about him that just blows you away. But to make a great Bond movie you can't just have a good Bond. You need to have the nice cars, gadgets (and it doesn't have to be like a watch that has a laser in it, keep it semi-realistic) and you need supporting characters.
The thought of the Quantum reminds me of SPECTRE but now with a more scary feel. You don't know who they are or how well they are connected. Its a very good idea but the movie barely touches it, much the same way that SPECTRE was through Dr No, From Russia with Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Diamonds are Forever. However right now it is too vague, there are just a few faces with no real plot to them.
With Quantum of Solace, the title sequence is quite bad, the song is horrible, the action scenes failed in that you can't follow them, it made me feel sick. M has become WAY TOO serious and it seems to be her v. Bond. There is no Moneypenny again, instead being replaced by a guy (Tanner, my guess the same guy from Goldeneye) who seems to be attached to M's hip. The Aston Martin is in for a total of 5 minutes. He never says "Bond, James Bond". He is back to the less effective Walther PPK again. The villain is more funny than he is scary.
Basically this movie is a Jason Bourne movie, just give him a British accent, make him work for MI6 and have some kinda style and its a new version of Bourne. I like it but I was very very let down by the film. I only hope that the next one picks up the pieces. Well see.