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\"\"Quantum of Solace <\/strong>(2008)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Columbia\/Action-Adventure\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 106 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, some sexual content)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Marc Forster\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: David Arnold\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: October 31, 2008 (UK)\/November 14, 2008 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Anatole Taubman, Jesper Christensen, David Harbour, Rory Kinnear, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joaquin Cosio, Judi Dench.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opening Song: \u201cAnother Way to Die\u201d by Jack White and Alicia Keys\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $168.4M (US)\/$589.6M (World)<\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0At 106 minutes, Quantum of Solace<\/strong> holds the distinction of being the shortest James Bond film in the entire series. It also has one of the weakest villains, but he\u2019s just a small part of something huge that will be developed over the next few movies.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Directed by Marc Foster (Monster\u2019s Ball), Quantum of Solace<\/strong> picks up just moments after the conclusion of the previous film Casino Royale. James Bond (Craig) has assassin Mr. White (Christensen, The Interpreter) in the trunk of his car. He has vital information about Quantum, the large criminal organization responsible for the death of Vesper Lynd in the previous film. He explains that they\u2019re everywhere, an assertion proven by the MI6 who helps him escape before he can tell them anything useful.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The subsequent investigation takes Bond to Haiti and environmental entrepreneur Dominic Greene (Amalric, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) who\u2019s helping an exiled Bolivian general (Cosio, Rambo: Last Blood) overthrow the government in exchange for a seemingly worthless piece of desert land. Naturally, he has a nefarious plan that will bring him greater wealth at the expense of innocent people. Along the way, he picks up Camille (Kurylenko, The November Man), Greene\u2019s lover who has a personal grudge against the Bolivian general. It’s like the vendetta Bond has against the ones responsible for Vesper’s death.<\/p>\n

\u00a0After being disavowed by M (Dench, Shakespeare in Love), Bond goes to an old friend for help. Mathis (Giannini, Seven Beauties), the MI6 agent mistakenly believed to be a traitor in Casino Royale, begrudgingly agrees to join 007 on his latest unauthorized mission. He also gets help from the consular employee, Strawberry Fields (Arterton, The King\u2019s Man), tasked with bringing him back to London. Of course, she\u2019s seduced by Bond. The CIA, including Bond\u2019s ally Felix Leiter (Wright, The Hunger Games), is also involved.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Quantum of Solace<\/strong> is one of the lesser Bond films with its slender storyline and lackluster villain, but it\u2019s still reasonably entertaining. Craig\u2019s second time at bat is on par with Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) which also happens to be Pierce Brosnan\u2019s second time playing the character. It has some decent action scenes and Kurylenko is one of the more interesting recent Bond Girls. She\u2019s certainly not hard on the eyes. I would have liked to see Arterton\u2019s character used a bit more before she meets a fate that recalls one of the very best Bond movies, Goldfinger (1964).<\/p>\n

\u00a0Greene sucks as a villain, plain and simple. He hasn’t a single memorable trait and his plan is actually kind of boring. He\u2019s a bore too. In his defense, he\u2019s merely a smaller part of the bigger picture, a major criminal organization that shall go unnamed for now. But I\u2019m sure fans know what I\u2019m talking about. In any event, Amalric does an okay job with what he\u2019s given to work with.<\/p>\n

\u00a0When Quantum of Solace<\/strong> kicks into full force action mode, it’s kind of fun even though it’s not the type of action one expects from a James Bond movie. It\u2019s still the usual fights, shootouts and chases, but on a somewhat larger scale. The finale, at a hotel in the middle of the Atacama Desert, is pretty good. The place is powered by highly flammable hydrogen fuel cells which can only mean one thing. It will eventually explode, but only after Bond deals with all the bad guys.<\/p>\n

Craig is settling in nicely as James Bond. Unlike his predecessors, we get to see him evolve as the series progresses, becoming a cold-blooded killer who learns it\u2019s best not to form any attachments in his profession. Dench hasn\u2019t lost a step as M. She\u2019s as tough as ever. I like Wright as Felix Leiter. He was always an interesting side character.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In the end, Quantum of Solace<\/strong> may not be the type of James Bond movie us older folks remember. Like everything else in life, it has to change with the times. Thankfully, producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli keep enough of the familiar elements to still keep longtime fans invested. Quantum of Solace<\/strong> isn\u2019t a great Bond movie, it\u2019s a good one. It\u2019s enough to tide fans over until the next film, the amazing Skyfall.\"\"<\/p>\n

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