A Quantum of a Review

Oh dear, what a difference a film makes, not so long ago I was talking about just how awesome Casino Royale was, now I have to discuss the film that is “A Quantum of Solace” the second outing as James Bond for Daniel Craig.  In Casino the new more grittier Bond was released and that continues in this film with Bond a man who has just suffered the loss of Vesper, the woman he loved.  This film is set just one hour after the events in Casino and Bond is being pursued by the henchman of the man he had just shot.  What follows is a journey across the world as Bond tackles the members of the Quantum organisation who appear to have members in many of the intelligence services across the globe.

However the film just doesn’t feel right, I read a review that said that I was likely to be bored during this film, I wasn’t bored, but it did come close.  It’s not the worst Bond ever, OHMSS holds that mantle in my mind, and you do feel that it has some absolutely awesome scenes, it doesn’t gell together.  It’s a film I wanted to love, it’s a film I wanted to praise and to be honest I still think that Daniel Craig is 2nd on my list of Bonds, behind Connery, however it needed something else to hold it together and I don’t know what.

With the film set immediately after Casino the story line follows on and with the way the film finishes, the setup for a more links into the next movie are there.  Apparently this story will continue into the next movie and potentially the one after.  I can’t wait for the next one, however I do hope that that  one will be an improvement.