Quantum of Solace (2008)

Director: Marc Forster

Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country’s most valuable resource.

The opening chase scene was impressive. The action scenes are incredibly fast-paced and very well done. That’s about as much as I liked the film. Let’s face it: I’m not a James Bond fan for obvious reasons – nothing in these films are realistic. Almost all the scenes are for effect only and either completely unrealistic or completely stupid. Off course there’s the favorite cliched running on the roofs scenes, as well as the running through the kitchen scene, and the destroy as much as possible scenes. The Bond plots are always way too confusing for my puny little mind, also Bond’s ability to know foreign places inside and out. Everything is just too easy for Bond, and the way he dodges bullets is just not believable. It’s quite boring, actually. How is it that his insane ideas and plans always work?? The ending was spectacular (for a moment) but then overdone by effects. Daniel Craig does make a good Bond, though. Mathieu Amalric was not convincing as the villain.