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Daniel Craig hasn't lost a step sinceCasino Royale--this James Bond remains dangerous, a man who could earn that license to kill in brutal hand-to-hand combat… but still look sharp in a tailored suit. AndQuantum of Solanceitself carries on from the previous film like no other 007 movie, with Bond nursing his anger from theCasino Royalestoryline and vowing blood revenge on those responsible. For the new plot, we have villain Mathieu Amalric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), intent on controlling the water rights in impoverished Third World nations and happy to overthrow a dictator or two to get his way. Olga Kurylenko is very much in the "Bond girl" tradition, but in the Ursula Andress way, not the Denise Richards way. And Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, and Giancarlo Giannini are welcome holdovers. If director Marc Forster and the longtime Bond production team seem a little too eager to embrace the continuity-shredding style of theBournepictures (especially in a nearly incomprehensible opening car chase), they nevertheless quiet down and get into a dark, concentrated groove soon enough. And the theme song, "Another Way to Die," penned by Jack White and performed by him and Alicia Keys, is actually good (at times Keys seems to be channeling Shirley Bassey--nice). Of course it all comes down to Craig. And he kills.--Robert Horton

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Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench
Director: Marc Foster
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: November 14th 2008
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Writer: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis
DVD Release Date: March 24, 2009
Runtime: 106 Minutes
Studio: MGM/UA

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Quick Tip by gmosaki. July 12, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

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I'm still not sure if I like this more rugged Bond, but this movie kept my attention with the action and plot twists.

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review by jbeswick. December 21, 2009

Time for Bond to retire

I've never been a Bond fan - which is kind of sacrilegious to say as a Brit named James - but the plots are starting to circle the toilet bowl. As a piece of history, Bond films seem to be a time capsule of how the British empire sees itself, preventing world domination in the 1960s and 1970s, sorting out the Russians in the 1980s (because the stupid Americans were too vulgar to figure it out), disappearing for 10 years with no explanation, and now back with confused self-confidence and working … more

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Quick Tip by TeamAWAC. May 13, 2010

posted in Bond, James Bond

A Quick Tip by TeamAWAC

Great action, but horrible villain. His evil plan was a moderate increase in water prices??

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review by woopak_the_thrill. March 28, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

Bond Shakes Up the Action and Stirs Up the Thrills!

Ian Fleming's James Bond 007, the iconic movie super-agent has had many incarnations. In the character's 22nd feature film, is also the first direct sequel to a previous Bond film. "QUANTUM OF SOLACE" has Marc Forster (Monster's Ball) taking over the director's chair from Martin Campbell (who had directed two other Bond films) and received mixed reactions from critics. After the phenomenal "Casino Royale", expectations were extremely high and audiences were expecting … more

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review by Joy_Schwabach. March 27, 2009

Worst James Bond Ever

Any more James Bond movies like this and the franchise is dead. Here's what went wrong for me: Everyone in it is hard. No softies. It's like a conversation where everyone is screaming. You need contrast to make a good movie. Judy Dench is a fine actress but, like everyone else in this movie, she's made of steel. What ever happened to James Bond's witticisms, puns, and other verbal play? I watched 20 minutes of this and turned to making … more

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review by Lopez15. December 29, 2009

Not as good as the first but still an amazing entry in the long running series....

This direct sequel to the smash hit, critically acclaimed Casino Royale is more brutal and action packed than the first and it relies on explosives action sequences and out of control chases to sometimes fill in the gaps of the adequately made plot and story. But is this second installment in the reboot franchise bad? No way!! Is it a great sequel? Not really, but it is a good one at that. Quantum of Solace was somewhat of a let down in the character … more

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review by nateandersen. August 13, 2009

posted in Movie Hype

Psychoanalysis of Bond - mostly satisfying, if a bit choppy, continuation of the revamped James Bond series

Don't give a license to kill to a man on a vengeance quest. A wounded Bond, stripped of his cool detachment, is a very dangerous agent. Bond fell in love in Casino Royale - the kinetic and intense reboot of the series - and his lover betrayed him and then died violently while he watched helplessly. He needs revenge and closure. There's no quantum of solace for a mourning and betrayed Bond. The task of this film, it seems, is to bring Daniel Craig's headstrong and impetuous … more

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review by anotherlawyer. March 28, 2009

Shaken not stirred

Bond on the run...it sounds like a mid-sixties spy spoof, yet this is the new darker Bond being chased by the good guys as he tries to even the score left unsettled in Casino Royale [Blu-ray]. The secret of the Bond films has always been found in the Bond girls and the chase. Here the girls take a break while James goes rogue and even M can't bring him in from the cold. But the chase, through parts of the world never seen in the series, offers spectacular action and awe-inspiring … more

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review by TheJohn. June 13, 2009

I'm pretty shaken I know that.

I am a huge Bond fan. This movie, a follow up to the amazing Casino Royale was to open on my birthday, and I was all set and raring to go up north and catch this movie on the Ultrascreen for a great Bond time. To say my birthday was a happy affair would be an undertatement. There have been bad Bond movies. Moonraker for it's sillyness, Octopussy for it's overly complex storyline, The World is Not Enough for … more

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review by Jerry_Saperstein. August 16, 2009

Not much of a story, but great action.

I just wanted to watch an action movie. I didn't want anything serious. No puzzles to solve, no angst-ridden protagonists attempting to find reason in the Universe. "Quantum of Solace" filled the bill perectly. It is all action. Non-stop action. Whatever attempt there is to tell a story never intrudes on the action. James Bond, played to perfection by Daniel Craig, is strong, always coiled, headstrong … more

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