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Quantum of Solace (2008)

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Reviews Counted:241

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Rotten:88

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.

Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating] Action violence

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Australian Theatrical Release:
Nov 19, 2008 Wide

US Box Office: $168,368,427

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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A solid sequel for the reinvented franchise.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment Comment
12/01/08
Vicky Roach
Vicky Roach
Daily Telegraph (Australia)
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There is a plot in Quantum, but so little time is spent on it it's obvious that nobody involved cared very much about it.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment 1 Comment
12/01/08
David Stratton
David Stratton
The Australian
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Meaner, leaner and faster than ever, the new-fashioned, down-to-earth Bond movie might have a typically tangled plot and Daniel Craig scowling a tad too much, but the Bourne-inspired action is sensational.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment 2 Comments
11/20/08
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)
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This Bond is also a bit of a jerk, taking what he wants when he wants it and acting on an instinct that leaves little room for moral debate. Seen in this light, Craig is the perfect storm of Bondian class and mayhem.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
11/20/08
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Sydney Morning Herald
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Strange for a supposedly 'humanising' franchise, Craig's Bond comes dangerously close to being a cipher himself: only a Bourne-again, action superhero could perform his physical feats.

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11/19/08
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out Sydney
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Director Marc Forster has made a first rate action thriller -- in fact, it's one of the year's best. Next time, however, we'd like to be reminded that the hero of the movie is called Bond...James Bond.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment 1 Comment
11/19/08
Steve Saragossi
Steve Saragossi
FILMINK (Australia)
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Let’s hope this is a one-off aberration, because though it's all very efficient it lacks heart and soul and substance.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
11/19/08
David Stratton
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
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Fast, furious, but not much fun. Lighten up, James.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
11/17/08
Michael Adams
Michael Adams
Empire Magazine Australasia
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Nothing less than a crushing disappointment - a barely plotted, poorly filmed, hyper-edited and most of all utterly flat vehicle

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment 4 Comments
11/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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Does not live up to expectations, losing the sense of all the unique Bond elements, including James himself, who no longer tosses off darkly comic lines and doesn't even know what martini he's drinking. Daniel Craig is still excellent but he's no longer a

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 1 Comment
11/14/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile
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In short, we are not satisfied. For starters, it lacks the heart Eva Green's Vesper gave the previous film. Like Bond, we miss her.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment 2 Comments
11/14/08
Louise Keller
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Turns out to be almost as bad as its title.

Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | comment Comment
12/24/09
Matt Soergel
Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

Quantum of Solace feels more like a competent second act than a stand-alone film.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
08/30/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Dismal and unexciting

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment 1 Comment
08/26/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

I'm so turned off by this, I don't even have the energy to trash it. Why should I think of something clever to write? The authors clearly didn't see that as a mandate.

Full Review Source: UGO | comment Comment
08/13/09
Jordan Hoffman
Jordan Hoffman
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... Better than the average action movie and I'm still looking forward to future installments. But it falls well short of Casino Royale's greatness.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment Comment
05/15/09
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

As an action movie, Quantum of Solace is solid, albeit nothing memorable. But this is James Bond.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
04/01/09
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

If only [Bond] had a villain as self-reflective as Heath Ledger's Joker to ask 'Why so serious?'

Full Review Source: DVD Review | comment 6 Comments
03/31/09
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

No one wants to watch Bond chase after Osama Bin Laden and switch off his dialysis machine with a bad one liner. On second thought, maybe that would be great?

Full Review Source: Kinetofilm | comment Comment
03/29/09
Brian Holcomb
Brian Holcomb
Kinetofilm

Listen to my radio review and montage of Bond clips.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment 1 Comment
03/24/09
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org
 
 
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