Quantum of Solace (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Marc Forster

Writers (WGA):

Paul Haggis (written by) and
Neal Purvis (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Seeking revenge for the death of his love, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's valuable resource.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Vengeance | Bolivia | Secret Agent | Aston Martin

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Daniel Craig	...	James Bond
Olga Kurylenko	...	Camille
Mathieu Amalric	...	Dominic Greene
Judi Dench	...	M
Giancarlo Giannini	...	René Mathis
Gemma Arterton	...	Strawberry 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 Guillén Cuervo	...	Colonel of Police
Jesús Ochoa	...	Lieutenant Orso

Also Known As:

B22 (UK) (promotional abbreviation)
Bond 22 (UK) (working title)
QoS (International: English title) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Italian | French | Spanish | Swiss German | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44263) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Denmark:11 | Netherlands:12 | Brazil:14 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Africa:10M | India:UA | Hong Kong:IIB | Sweden:11 | Malaysia:U | Peru:14 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (DVD rating) | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Antofagasta, Chile

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

This is the first James Bond movie to have both a boat chase and a car chase since Live and Let Die (1973). This film is the only Bond movie that has a foot chase, a car chase, a plane chase and a boat chase.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scene where Camille is putting together her gun, right after that Bond has his hand on her shoulder, the next camera shot its at his side, the next camera shot its back on her shoulder.

Quotes:

[first lines]
James Bond: It's time to get out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Spike's Guys Choice (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

10

Good, but not good enough

I went to see this on Sunday, thinking that it would be the same amazing picture that was Casino Royale. Sadly, it wasn't. Quantum of Solace still has the action, the girl and the explosions that you'd expect, but it is still missing something. By removing the gadgets, the car (only around for the first 5 minutes) and the improvisation that you'd expect a Bond flick to have, it has removed essentially what is a Bond film and what you are left with is the story. And the story was not that thought out. Many moments left me thinking: "what was the point of that?". The film is a lot darker, focusing mainly on the character seeking "revenge" but was not the film I expected it to be. A good watch, better than anything else at the cinema now, but not as good a film as I thought, and I felt a bit disappointed walking out. At most 7/10 but probably 6/10