After an auspicious rebirth of
James Bond in 2006's
Casino Royale, featuring a buff and tough
Daniel Craig in the iconic role, the follow-up film
Quantum of Solace unfortunately returns to a more familiar
Bondian formula. Though Craig still channels a down and dirty Bond - emerging from various dire scrapes with more cuts and bruises than
Demi Moore's ex in a
Quentin Tarantino flick - with a soiled yet functional tuxedo, the movie is little more than a sequence of grandiose chase scenes. And the over-the-top
villain is back, an environmentalist anti-hero
subtly named Mr. Green (making me think that the movie would culminate in the library with a candlestick).
Ostensibly, the plot features Bond out to avenge the girlfriend killed in the previous movie, yet the scenes move forward without reason - save for some tenuous thread that links to the mysterious secret society cum evil corporation that seems to be taking over everything. Of course, Bond manages to seduce one beautiful girl despite his grief.
Dame Judi Dench performs credibly in the role of the boss lady Q, but even that is not enough to rescue this loudly violent piece of popcorn.
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