Quantum of Solace (2008) (PG-13)
Directed by Marc Forster
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Daddy Says:
So Sammi enjoyed Casino Royale so much that she actually wanted to see the sequel. Yes, my 15-year old daughter, lifelong devotee of light romantic comedies, actually wanted to see a James Bond movie. Hold on while I check. Nope, no ice in Hell. Are the Eagles still together?
Quantum of Solace takes over where the last movie left off. Bond (Daniel Craig) is hunting the people responsible for the death of his lover Vespar. In addition, an assassination attempt on M (played once again by the marvellous Judi Dench), takes matters to a higher level.
Though this movie has plenty of action, it's both filmed and edited poorly. No shot seems to last for more than a split second, and most of them are filmed with a handheld camera while running, making it difficult to tell what's going on at any given moment. Olga Kurylenko, Bond's female companion for this film, is adequate but nowhere near as good as Eva Green was in the previous film. The same goes for this movie's bad guy: Mathieu Amalric (who was incredible in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). While I give the script props for making the villain also be an environmentalist, he's just not as interesting as a James Bond villain should be.
My review for Casino Royale asked "What more could you want from a James Bond film?". Apparently, I need more.
Grade for Quantum of Solace: D-
Daughter Says:
Ignore my Dad, I have wanted to see this movie ever since I saw previews for it on the tube. I must say though it is a bit surprising that I did want to see a Bond movie. But that's beside the point.
Quantum of Solace wasn't just hard to pronounce for me it also was hard to follow. All the bad guys were good and all the good guys were bad. It just left my brain all over the place. I'll give Bond this much, he does good action scenes. I was in love with the villain, Mathieu Amalric, in the last movie I saw him in (Dad listed above), but he was a bit of a disappointment in Quantum of Solace.
This movie gave me the impression of a chopping board. It was scene after scene with no grace or flow to it whats so ever. It made me kind of sad to see this in a Daniel Craig movie. I really like him.
This was still better than any of the other Bond movies in my book so I give this movie a "B-"
Directed by Marc Forster
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench
Daddy Says:
So Sammi enjoyed Casino Royale so much that she actually wanted to see the sequel. Yes, my 15-year old daughter, lifelong devotee of light romantic comedies, actually wanted to see a James Bond movie. Hold on while I check. Nope, no ice in Hell. Are the Eagles still together?
Quantum of Solace takes over where the last movie left off. Bond (Daniel Craig) is hunting the people responsible for the death of his lover Vespar. In addition, an assassination attempt on M (played once again by the marvellous Judi Dench), takes matters to a higher level.
Though this movie has plenty of action, it's both filmed and edited poorly. No shot seems to last for more than a split second, and most of them are filmed with a handheld camera while running, making it difficult to tell what's going on at any given moment. Olga Kurylenko, Bond's female companion for this film, is adequate but nowhere near as good as Eva Green was in the previous film. The same goes for this movie's bad guy: Mathieu Amalric (who was incredible in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). While I give the script props for making the villain also be an environmentalist, he's just not as interesting as a James Bond villain should be.
My review for Casino Royale asked "What more could you want from a James Bond film?". Apparently, I need more.
Grade for Quantum of Solace: D-
Daughter Says:
Ignore my Dad, I have wanted to see this movie ever since I saw previews for it on the tube. I must say though it is a bit surprising that I did want to see a Bond movie. But that's beside the point.
Quantum of Solace wasn't just hard to pronounce for me it also was hard to follow. All the bad guys were good and all the good guys were bad. It just left my brain all over the place. I'll give Bond this much, he does good action scenes. I was in love with the villain, Mathieu Amalric, in the last movie I saw him in (Dad listed above), but he was a bit of a disappointment in Quantum of Solace.
This movie gave me the impression of a chopping board. It was scene after scene with no grace or flow to it whats so ever. It made me kind of sad to see this in a Daniel Craig movie. I really like him.
This was still better than any of the other Bond movies in my book so I give this movie a "B-"
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