"The name's Bond..........James Bond."
The line that ended the best Bond movie to date; it always puts a grin on my face everytime I hear it. Casino Royale is one my favorite action movies of all time. It showed Bond in a different view, a darker, younger, more brutal and inexperience view. It by far made Daniel Craig's Bond the best. Nearly every aspect of Casino Royale was damn near perfect. As you may have already suspected I was hyped for Quantum of Solace. The ending for Casino Royale was absolutely flawless that led perfectly into a sequel; it was too open ended and it wasn't too conclude. I mean how better could you end a Bond movie than with "The name's Bond.........James Bond" followed by the James Bond theme. Obviously, Quantum of Solace had a lot to live up to. While it was a great film and had at least triple the amount of action scenes as Casino Royale, it didn't quite live up to the greatness of Casino Royale.
As far as the story is concerned it's impossible to explain Quantum of Solace without ruining the twists and the ending of Casino Royale. So if you haven't seen Casino RoyaleI strongly reccomend you watch it before reading this review and watching Quantum of Solace. Now that my spoiler warning is done let me get right into 007:Quantum of Solace. After being betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved Bond begins his hunt for this mysterious organization by interrogating Mr.White. Need less to say this when the **** hits the fan and man does it spread. Bond learns that this mysterious organization behind Mr.White has people "everywhere". Here begins the story for Quantum of Solace. The story is not nearly as interesting as it was in Casino Royale. The chemistry between Bond and Vesper as well as the tension everytime Bond starts playing the poker game against LeChiffre is a part of what made Casino Royale an entertaining film. I must credit Daniel Craig though, his performance in this movie was absolutely stellar. Just as in the last film he makes a perfect James Bond and you may even say he's slightly better in this film than the last. His character has shown much development since Casino Royale. Bond is colder, meaner and angrier.
From the beginning of the movie to about 40 mins from the ending the movie absolutely fantastic. You have characters from Casino Royale interacting with Bond and really well done action sequences. This movie has boat chases, car chases and even plane chases. At around 40 mins before the ending the movie starts to go downhill, the plot becomes very uninteresting and the ending is quite unsastifying, leaving too many questions unanswered. However, the actors do give an extremely strong performance right until the end which doesn't completely dragged the movie down. Not to mention the action is pretty amazing too, in the first few minutes of the movie you get an intense car chase. It's definitely one of the best ways to suck the viewer in. I am glad that Quantum of Solace kept a lot the action that made Casino Royale so exciting.
Overall the movie is really a must see for any action fan or Bond fan. Keep in mind it's not as entertaining as Casino Royale and the ending does have some problems but in the end it seems Casino Royale did recieve a well deserved sequel. To sum it up quickly, Quantum of Solace is not a dissappointment but not as good as Casino Royale.
Overall Score : 8.5/10