Review of Quantum of Solace (2008) by Kai82 — 08 Jan 2021

The twenty-second James Bond movie and its starting directly after the events of the previous movie Casino Royale. I recommend watching Casino Royale first as it works better together, sets up this movie, character motivations and is one of the best movies in the franchise.

James Bond is seeking vengeance for the events of the previous movie and is on an investigation to find more information's about the secret organization he stumbled on there. The organization did a good job in hiding as even the MI 6 has no information about them.

This soon escalates in more than one way as there was more to it than he imagined. I wont spoil more but fans of the franchise had a theory back then. It continues what the last movie began. Daniel Craig plays a younger, rougher and more unpolished James Bond that even sometimes shows true emotions behind his facade.

From the timeline it is at the beginning of his career as he just shortly before received 00 status and his license to kill. He continued to become a contender for best James Bond actor. The movies are grittier, darker and more matured.

This works well and won fans and critics over. This works because of the great performance of the actors. I already praised Daniel Craig as James Bond so I will continue with the others. Lets begin with Olga Kurylenko as Camille.

Just a near perfect performance. She is as much interesting, has relatable motives, scars of the past and works really well. This era has so much great female characters. They are more than damsels in distress or just love interest.

While I am at it as always I will praise Judi Dench as M. Still a great leader and terrifying for her enemies. Matthieu Almaric fully delivers and is in the love to hate category. The rest of the cast is also really good.

Then there are the well done fight scenes and intense action. These are breathtaking and you feel the impact. It is a no nonsense or gadgets approach. Overall this is an excellent James Bond movie. A bit weaker than Casino Royale but still refreshing and a recommendation.

Will repeat that I would watch both movies in order to get more out of this.