You’ve seen the advertisements here, there and everywhere.
But does the latest addition to the cult Bond franchise cut the mustard?
Well if you’re looking for a classic Bond film, then you’ve come to the wrong place. ‘Quantum Of Solace’ fails to meet the standards set by its predeccessor ‘Casino Royale’, serving up a cold, cruel, unsympathetic Bond. Dumping the body of one of your lifelong associates into a skip is hardly heartwarming now is it?
This film will leave many fans scratching their heads. Where are the legendary gadgets? The grueling arch-nemesis? The classic Bond woman? The main catchphrase isn’t even uttered for Pete’s sake!
The opening is as high octane as you can ask for, with a rip-roaring car chase taking place involving an Aston Martin and two Alfa Romeo’s in the Italian mountain range. From these scenes alone, it’s easy to see how this film was the most expensive Bond film in the franchises’ 60 year history. I’m afraid it’s all downhill from here though… literally.
The plot is confusing, with numerous shifts of location: Italy to Haiti to Bolivia to Austria etc. But basically, the story centres around Bond on the trail of Vesper’s killers, a woman he had fallen in love with last time round.
Overall, this film is a solid action epic, but will certainly have lost a lot of the core Bond fanbase.
6.5/10
