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Director: Marc Forster
Category: Action, Suspense
Rated: PG-13
Running time: 1 hr 46 mins
Terri says:
First off, I must say I praise Forster to keep the retro-feel for the opening credits. Bond films aren't Bond films without sleek, sexy, creative credits as you hear the decent Jack White with Alicia Keys song, "Another Way to Die." This 22nd Bond film is set up as a sequel to Casino Royale, so it helpful to watch it before you see it. This is good and bad for the sake of Bond films. Bond films were made to stand alone so fans can watch them in any order. If you're expecting to see hot love scenes, sorry because they're not really here - (gasp!) - the bedroom kissing scene is quite nice though. If you're here to see gorgeous Bond girls, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton, and Mr. Craig look sharp, you've come to the right movie. If you're looking for the classic action, you'll also be pleased. One thing I missed was classic film references seen in Casino Royale (see here). Could they have used a bit more humor? Probably. Instead of the witty dialogue, it was replaced with the relationship between M and Bond. Not in a romantic way, of course, but in a mother/son aspect, which worked but may have been too much. The best acting went to the villain, Mathieu Amalric (who played the character Dominic Greene), who did an exceptional job The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
As far as how I see the movie overall, it was okay. I remember liking Casino Royale more, which disappointed me. I praise Forster for focusing on something deeper other than seeing Craig in a tuxedo. I love that the love scenes were omitted, but it took away from the "Bond style," if that makes sense. It might be the first time ever Agent 007 didn't sleep with the Bond bombshell or was involved romantically. I read the credits were "a post-modern look at modernism" (see trivia link below). I guess that carried on to the entire story. Otherwise, I guess I was looking for cheesiness, which is rare.
For a ton o' trivia on Quantum of Solace, I will refer you to this site.
VERDICT: 3.0
2 comments:
It's funny because I was thinking in my head last night how I would rate this movie and I would give it a 3.0. You're dead on with your review.
Oh, and my mom thought the plot was a little thin.
It referred too much to Royale- why? If I would have known that (or read reviews), I guess I would have watched it beforehand. That's what I get for shutting myself out of movie reviews. You should write a review for it too!... Or make Moustache write it- hahahaha!
Your mom's right, who cares about different ways Bond can kill bad guys, give me some depth! :-)
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