First things first, Quantum of Solace is not as good as Casino Royale. Do not go into this movie expecting to see the same movie. That being said, Quantum is still a really good action/Bond movie.
Picking up maybe 5 minutes after the end of Casino Royale, Quantum starts off with a car chase. One that is incredibly difficult to follow due to the fact that no shot is longer than .02 seconds. Once they get the adrenaline flowing with this chase, the movie doesn't ever really get the chance to slow down. Chases, followed by shootouts, followed by more chases leave the whole movie gasping for air during the rare slowdown. This is the reason that I think the movie began to fall apart. There isn't enough time to ever build the story or give you a chance to really care about what is happening.
The best part of the entire movie wasn't even an action sequence. Instead it took place during an opera, where Bond is witnessing how the group of bad guys deals their business. It's a really cool scene and is all that much better when Bond decides that it's time to break it up. Of course it has to end with a small chase/gun fight, but I guess that can be forgiven since the build up to them was actually interesting, and somewhat easy to follow.
The rest of the plot is pretty standard Bond fare, although I wish they had taken more time to work on it and give you a chance to actually see/understand what was going on. I'm not asking for a super amazing plot, just something that actually matters and isn't just secondary to coming up on the next action sequence.
All told, it wasn't a bad movie by any means, and was in fact very enjoyable. I still think that Daniel Craig is an amazing James Bond, and I'm ready for the next installment.
Picking up maybe 5 minutes after the end of Casino Royale, Quantum starts off with a car chase. One that is incredibly difficult to follow due to the fact that no shot is longer than .02 seconds. Once they get the adrenaline flowing with this chase, the movie doesn't ever really get the chance to slow down. Chases, followed by shootouts, followed by more chases leave the whole movie gasping for air during the rare slowdown. This is the reason that I think the movie began to fall apart. There isn't enough time to ever build the story or give you a chance to really care about what is happening.
The best part of the entire movie wasn't even an action sequence. Instead it took place during an opera, where Bond is witnessing how the group of bad guys deals their business. It's a really cool scene and is all that much better when Bond decides that it's time to break it up. Of course it has to end with a small chase/gun fight, but I guess that can be forgiven since the build up to them was actually interesting, and somewhat easy to follow.
The rest of the plot is pretty standard Bond fare, although I wish they had taken more time to work on it and give you a chance to actually see/understand what was going on. I'm not asking for a super amazing plot, just something that actually matters and isn't just secondary to coming up on the next action sequence.
All told, it wasn't a bad movie by any means, and was in fact very enjoyable. I still think that Daniel Craig is an amazing James Bond, and I'm ready for the next installment.
2 comments:
i promised ryan i'd watch this with him tonight.
I really really like Daniel Craig as Bond, he is right up there with Sean Connery (yes I know people have issues with his having a Scottish accent but really people... you have to love Sean Connery).
You missed a good debate on WoW about him Nate, Tome was talking smack...
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