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Quantum of Solace (2008)

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Reviews Counted:242

Fresh:155

Rotten:87

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Brutal and breathless, Quantum Of Solace delivers tender emotions along with frenetic action. Not as good as franchise reboot Casino Royale, but still an impressive entry to the Bond canon.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:31-10-2008

Synopsis: Daniel Craig returns as 007 in this electrifying follow-up to the critically acclaimed CASINO ROYALE. The film opens with two gripping, back-to-back chases, as James Bond (Daniel Craig) tries to... Daniel Craig returns as 007 in this electrifying follow-up to the critically acclaimed CASINO ROYALE. The film opens with two gripping, back-to-back chases, as James Bond (Daniel Craig) tries to heed the orders of M (Judi Dench) and, at the same time, track down the people who blackmailed his love, Vesper. Bond is still struggling with Vesper's death, displaying a new, ferocious violence in his work, and a recklessness that M would very much like to get under control. When Bond discovers a massive, secret organization called Quantum, he believes it might have been a part of the scheme that killed Vesper. He follows the clues to Haiti, where he meets Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a mysterious, driven woman, whose motives seem unclear. Camille leads Bond to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Almalric), a cold-blooded businessman who appears to be working within Quantum. Greene wants control of a valuable piece of land in Latin America, and is part of a massive plan to overthrow the government. Bond knifes, shoots, and kick-boxes his way to the center of the sinister scheme, and discovers that the plot reaches even higher than he imagined, forcing him to abandon M's orders and step out on his own. Director Marc Forster (STRANGER THAN FICTION) has crafted some truly memorable fight scenes, setting them in the most elegant of locales. Everything is beautifully shot, from Bond racing across the rooftops of Italy, to his showdown at an Austrian opera house. As for Craig, he is once again all cold precision and steely blue eyes. His 007 is positively riveting. He struts determinedly into every scene, ready to display his near superhuman fight moves, or bed a bombshell with merely a glance. Yet, just as in CASINO ROYALE, Craig never lets us forget Bond's humanity. He may fight like a ninja and smirk like Steve McQueen, but beneath his impeccable Tom Ford wardrobe, Bond is still but an ordinary man, wearily battling his own inner demons. [More]

Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench

Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Jesper Christensen, Joaquin Cosio

Director: Marc Forster

Director: Marc Forster
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Producer: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Composer: David Arnold
Studio: MGM

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An intriguingly internalised central plot and outrageously exhilarating action

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
11/21/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Quantum of Solace offers next to no solace, if we mean respite, but in plunging its hero into a revenge-displacement grudge mission, it has the compensation of a rock-solid dramatic idea, and the intelligence to run and run with it.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment 3 Comments
10/31/08
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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A slightly disappointing, furiously-paced, hi-tech, slash-and-burn sequel to the more leisurely, luxurious first ‘reboot’, ‘Casino Royale’.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
10/30/08
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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A good thriller but the whole package is underwhelming, and no matter what changes are introduced to the franchise, underwhelming is something a Bond movie should never be.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 3 Comments
10/30/08
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
Channel 4 Film
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Solace is a great looking film with great action scenes and some classic Bond dialogue which all in all make this a great addition to the franchise and it deserves to be a massive hit.

Full Review Source: Heart 106.2 | comment 3 Comments
10/30/08
Heart 106.2

Some of the stunts remain impressive, and this picture will do well because of its predecessors. But it's a huge disappointment.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/08
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

A brilliant, breathless action romp. Daniel Craig is electrifying.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
10/30/08
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Daily Mirror [UK]

So this film is not as ground-breaking as Casino Royale. But it will kick the living daylights out of any rival action-hero franchises.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
10/30/08
Sun Online

Perhaps this is a tactically ruthless and designedly impersonal Bond movie, a clever tease getting us ready for the returning solvents – next time round – of charm, humour and eccentricity.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
10/30/08
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

Quantum Of Solace doesn’t seem like a major entry in the Bond canon. Well under two hours long, it’s shorter and more frenetic than most of its predecessors, and an often-jolting experience to watch.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
10/30/08
Geoffrey Macnab
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent

Even if you admired the 21st-century tone of Casino Royale and termed it one of the best of the series, Quantum of Solace is a bit of a let-down. Somehow it lacks that spark that pushes a movie out of the ordinary.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
10/30/08
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

Hugely enjoyable Bond movie, with strong performances, a hard-edged script and terrific action sequences, even if the filmmakers do appear to have a serious case of Bourne Envy.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 1 Comment
10/30/08
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Whereas Craig's 007 debut sculpted a freshly twisted temperament with a gritty heart, Quantum serves up a cold Robo-Bond. His revenge mission only makes emotional sense if you've seen Casino Royale: what's left is a blue-eyed killing machine.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment 32 Comments
10/28/08
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

A cracking action film, but nothing more. The emotional power, intelligence and sheer stylishness of Casino Royale has been lost amidst the noisy blur of sub-Bourne action sequences.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies UK | comment Comment
10/28/08
Orlando Parfitt
Orlando Parfitt
IGN Movies UK

It doesn't disappoint -- just don't expect the brilliance of Casino Royale.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment 2 Comments
10/22/08
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

This is a Bond firmly of the moment. Whiplash editing, a sharp script and a careful expansion of what made Casino Royale such a winning hand means that 007 is in as good as shape as he was back in 1964.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
10/22/08
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

Director Marc Forster has cranked the action up to 11 - and in some cases, 12.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
10/22/08
Andy Lowe
Andy Lowe
Total Film

Lacks Casino Royale's narrative drive, and is less than the sum of its parts, [but] those parts are often terrific. See it for them, and see it for Craig's fully-formed Bond: angry, icily unsentimental, and fleetingly borderline psychotic at the close.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
10/22/08
Mark Monahan
Mark Monahan
Daily Telegraph
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Bond is no longer a work in progress. He is now the cruel, finished article.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment 4 Comments
10/22/08
James Christopher
James Christopher
Times [UK]
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For a lot of the movie Bond is a particularly unsympathetic character, and often it's only Craig's performance along with the shifting morality of Bond's legion of enemies that forces the audience to root for him.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment 2 Comments
10/21/08
Lizo Mzimba
Lizo Mzimba
BBC
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