Quantum of Solace (2008)

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.

November 17, 2008 Full Review | Comments (3)

Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Top Critic

Quantum of Solace prompts the question: Is revenge the only possible motive for large-scale movie heroism these days?

November 14, 2008 Full Review | Comments (9)

A.O. Scott

New York Times

Top Critic

Quantum of Solace is a model of mediocrity, even though Daniel Craig gives his all to a production that doesn't deserve him.

November 14, 2008 Full Review | Comments (7)

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Top Critic

The Quantum of Solace filmmakers have produced a super-serious, often visually incoherent travelogue of revenge and trumped-up angst.

November 14, 2008 Full Review | Comment (1)

Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Top Critic

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'.

November 14, 2008 Full Review

Dana Stevens

Slate

Top Critic

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.

November 14, 2008 Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

Top Critic

This time around, Bond's biggest adversaries are those behind the camera.

February 4, 2013 Full Review

Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

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.

November 8, 2012 Full Review

Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

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.

November 7, 2012 Full Review

Austin Kennedy

Film Geek Central

At times, you feel you can see the character - and by proxy the writers - actually thinking, "So what now?"

October 14, 2012 Full Review

Ali Gray

TheShiznit.co.uk

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.

July 14, 2011 Full Review

Stella Papamichael

Digital Spy

Complain about the re-invention all you want, at least it doesn't feel like Benny Hill with a gun anymore.

April 4, 2011 Full Review

Dave White

Movies.com

This Bond -- number 22 if you're counting -- is ruthless, efficient, and tough as nails.

March 17, 2011 Full Review

David N. Butterworth

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Turns out to be almost as bad as its title.

December 24, 2009 Full Review | Comments (4)

Matt Soergel

Florida Times-Union

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

August 30, 2009 Full Review | Comments (2)

Sonny Bunch

Washington Times

Dismal and unexciting

August 26, 2009 Full Review | Comments (3)

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.

August 13, 2009 Full Review

Jordan Hoffman

UGO

... 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.

May 15, 2009 Full Review

Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

The real gold is on the second disc, which has several hours of behind-the-scenes material.

April 18, 2009 Full Review

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

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

April 1, 2009 Full Review

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

The inevitable special edition will likely have much more to offer.

March 31, 2009 Full Review

Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

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

March 31, 2009 Full Review | Comments (9)

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?

March 29, 2009 Full Review

Brian Holcomb

Kinetofilm

Listen to my radio review and montage of Bond clips.

March 24, 2009 Full Review | Comments (3)

Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

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.

March 24, 2009 Full Review

Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

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).

March 24, 2009

Staci Layne Wilson

Buzzine Magazine

• 1. James Bond: He was a dead end.
  2. M: My God. He's killed him!
  – Submitted by T R (33 days ago)
• 1. James Bond: You and I had a mutual friend!
  – Submitted by Aslan L (2 months ago)
• 1. M: I need you to come in and debrief.
  2. James Bond: I don't have time.
  3. M: You killed a man in Bregenz.
  4. James Bond: I did my best not to.
  5. 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.
  – Submitted by Kathy M (4 months ago)
• 1. James Bond: Can I offer an opinion? I really think you people should find a better place to meet.
  – Submitted by Kathy M (4 months ago)
• 1. Felix leiter: You know who Greene is and you want to put us in bed with him. You're kidding, right?
  2. 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.
  – Submitted by Kathy M (4 months ago)
• 1. Dominic Greene: How nice to see you.
  2. Camille: Alive, you mean.
  3. Dominic Greene: I knew we shouldn't have slept together. I'm starting to like you.
  4. Camille: So you did just try and have me killed.
  5. Dominic Greene: And that made me very sad. Thinking I would never see you again. But...here you are.
  – Submitted by Kathy M (4 months ago)

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