Quantum of Solace (2008)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 244
Fresh: 157 | Rotten: 87
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.
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 46
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 29
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.
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A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South America on a mission of vengeance that pits the suave super-spy against a powerful businessman with diabolical intentions. Betrayed by Vesper, 007 (Daniel Craig) suppresses the urge to make his latest mission personal as he teams with M (Judi Dench) to interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen). It soon becomes apparent that the organization behind the blackmailing of Vesper is more powerful than Bond and M had previously
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Cast
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Daniel Craig
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Olga Kurylenko
Camille -
Mathieu Amalric
Dominic Greene -
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Giancarlo Giannini
Rene Mathis -
Gemma Arterton
Agent Fields -
Jeffrey Wright
Felix leiter -
David Harbour
Gregg Beam -
Jesper Christensen
Mr. White -
Anatole Taubman
Elvis -
Rory Kinnear
Bill Tanner -
Tim Pigott-Smith
Foreign Secretary -
Joaquín Cosio
General Medrano -
Fernando Guillen-Cuervo
Police Colonel -
Jesus Ochoa
Lt. Orso -
Glenn Foster
Craig Mitchell -
Paul Ritter
Guy Haines -
Simon Kassianides
Yusef -
Stana Katic
Corrine -
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Neil Jackson
Mr. Slate -
Oona Chaplin
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All Critics (244) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (164) | Rotten (87) | DVD (12)
It's ironic: After all these years of surviving everything that has been thrown at him, James Bond is finally being undone by his own team.
Quantum of Solace prompts the question: Is revenge the only possible motive for large-scale movie heroism these days?
Quantum of Solace is a model of mediocrity, even though Daniel Craig gives his all to a production that doesn't deserve him.
The Quantum of Solace filmmakers have produced a super-serious, often visually incoherent travelogue of revenge and trumped-up angst.
Forster, a director of upscale tearjerkers, has no feel for action sequences. The big chases, of which there are several, could all be replaced with a title card reading, 'Insert action here'.
Quantum of Solace is best when director Marc Forster allows his star the latitude to explore emotions that, until Craig stepped into the shoes of the character, we didn't know Bond had.
This time around, Bond's biggest adversaries are those behind the camera.
Never reaches the heights of Daniel Craig's first outing as 007, but it's enjoyable enough and continues the path of redeeming the franchise.
This may not make my list of Top 5 Bond films, but it's unfair to expect that every time. But, it's one hell of an action movie, and a "satisfying enough" Bond film.
At times, you feel you can see the character - and by proxy the writers - actually thinking, "So what now?"
Compared to the rest of the Bond series, Quantum Of Solace is something of an aberration (especially given the unorthodox ending) so it's just as well that Craig stays on target. He is, without doubt, the best Bond thus far.
Complain about the re-invention all you want, at least it doesn't feel like Benny Hill with a gun anymore.
This Bond -- number 22 if you're counting -- is ruthless, efficient, and tough as nails.
Turns out to be almost as bad as its title.
Quantum of Solace feels more like a competent second act than a stand-alone film.
Dismal and unexciting
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.
... 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.
The real gold is on the second disc, which has several hours of behind-the-scenes material.
As an action movie, Quantum of Solace is solid, albeit nothing memorable. But this is James Bond.
The inevitable special edition will likely have much more to offer.
If only [Bond] had a villain as self-reflective as Heath Ledger's Joker to ask 'Why so serious?'
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?
Listen to my radio review and montage of Bond clips.
Although Quantum of Solace left me a bit disappointed, I have lost none of my enthusiasm for the direction the franchise is going and am looking forward to the next installment.
Blu-ray, if you have the most up-to-date monitor and sound-system, really helps Bond pop off the screen. The sound, colors, and shadows are dazzling and even better than the movie theater (no distortion).
Audience Reviews for Quantum of Solace
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- James Bond: He was a dead end.
- M: My God. He's killed him!
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- James Bond: You and I had a mutual friend!
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- M: I need you to come in and debrief.
- James Bond: I don't have time.
- M: You killed a man in Bregenz.
- James Bond: I did my best not to.
- M: You shot him at point blank and threw him off a roof. I'd hardly call that showing restraint. Especially since he was a member of Special Branch.
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- James Bond: Can I offer an opinion? I really think you people should find a better place to meet.
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- Felix leiter: You know who Greene is and you want to put us in bed with him. You're kidding, right?
- Gregg Beam: Yeah, you're right. We should just deal with nice people. I need to know you're on the team, Felix. I need to know you value your career.
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- Dominic Greene: How nice to see you.
- Camille: Alive, you mean.
- Dominic Greene: I knew we shouldn't have slept together. I'm starting to like you.
- Camille: So you did just try and have me killed.
- Dominic Greene: And that made me very sad. Thinking I would never see you again. But...here you are.
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