Directed by Marc Forster
Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Written by Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
Edited by Matt Chesse, Rick Pearson
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures
Release date: 31 October 2008 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $200 million
Box office: $586.1 million
"Quantum of Solace" is an action adventure film directed by Marc Forster and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the twenty-second installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who seeks revenge for the death of his lover, Vesper Lynd, and descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Cast
- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes
- Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene
- Gemma Arterton as MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields
- Giancarlo Giannini as René Mathis
- Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
- Judi Dench as M
- Anatole Taubman as Elvis
- David Harbour as Gregg Beam
- Joaquín Cosío as General Medrano
- Fernando Guillen Cuervo as Carlos
- Jesper Christensen as Mr. White
- Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner
- Paul Ritter as Guy Haines
- Tim Pigott-Smith as the British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Neil Jackson as Edmund Slate
- Simon Kassianides as Yusef
- Stana Katic as Corrine Veneau
- Glenn Foster as Craig Mitchell
- Oona Chaplin as Perla de las Dunas' receptionist
- Lucrezia Lante Della Rovere as Gemma
- Elizabeth Arciniega as Mr. White's girlfriend
"Quantum of Solace" turned out not as exciting as "Casino Royale" but it doesn't mean you can't find any captivating moments there: Fields drowned in crude oil is at least worthy of being noted. However in general the twenty-second installment of the "James Bond" film series seems boring at times and a little bit too slow moving but acting and special effects are able to improve the situation.
Advantages
- Music
- Daniel Craig as James Bond
- Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes
- Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene
- Gemma Arterton as MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields
- Giancarlo Giannini as René Mathis
- Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
- Judi Dench as M
- Special effects
- The style
- Opening credits
Disadvantages
- Too pretentious
"Strangenesses"
- Seems like James Bond is absolutely immortal
Clue Moments
- Mr. White
- Camille Montes' family
- Quantum's meeting at the opera
- Death of Mathis
- Death of MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields
- Felix Leiter
- Dominic Greene in the desert with only a can of engine oil
- Bond's revenge
- Vesper's necklace
Soundtracks
- David Arnold - Time To Get Out
- David Arnold - The Palio
- David Arnold - Inside Man
- David Arnold - Bond In Haiti
- David Arnold - Somebody Wants To Kill You
- David Arnold - Greene & Camille
- David Arnold - Pursuit At Port Au Prince
- David Arnold - No Interest In Dominic Greene
- David Arnold - Night At The Opera
- David Arnold - Restrict Bond's Movement
- David Arnold - Talamone
- David Arnold - What's Keeping You Awake
- David Arnold - Bolivian Taxi Ride
- David Arnold - Field Trip
- David Arnold - Forgive Yourself
- David Arnold - DC3
- David Arnold - Target Terminated
- David Arnold - Camille's Story
- David Arnold - Oil Fields
- David Arnold - Have You Ever Killed Someone?
- David Arnold - Perla De Las Dunas
- David Arnold - The Dead Don't Care About Vengeance
- David Arnold - I Never Left
- Alicia Keys feat. Jack White - Another Way To Die
Quotations
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James Bond: They say you're judged by the strength of your enemies.
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Mr. White: The first thing you should know about us is... we have people everywhere.
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M: When someone says "We've got people everywhere", you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn't mean that they've got somebody working for them inside the bloody room!
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Mathis: [to James Bond] I was sorry to hear about Vesper. I think she loved you.
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M: Find Bond!
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M: It'd be a pretty cold bastard who didn't want revenge for the death of someone he loved.
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Dominic Greene: My friends call me Dominic.James Bond: I'm sure they do.
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Camille: You lost somebody?James Bond: I did.
Camille: You catch who ever did it?
James Bond: No, not yet.
Camille: Tell me when you do, I'd like to know how it feels...
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James Bond: [to Camille] Take a deep breath, you only got one shot, make it count.
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James Bond: I don't think the dead care about vengeance.
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Dominic Greene: There is nothing that makes me more uncomfortable than friends talking behind my back. Feels like... ants under my skin.
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Mathis: I have pills for everything. Some make you taller... some make you forget.
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Dominic Greene: How much do you know about Bond, Camille? Because he's rather a tragic case. As MI6 says, he's difficult to control. Nice way of saying that everything he touches seems to wither and die.
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James Bond: Are you going to tell us who you work for?Mr. White: I was always very interested to meet you. I heard so much about you from Vesper. The real shame is, if she hadn't killed herself we would've had you too.
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Mathis: You can't sleep?Bartender on Virgin Flight: May I fix you a drink, Sir?
Mathis: What are you drinking?
James Bond: I don't know. What am I drinking?
Bartender on Virgin Flight: Three measures of Gordon's Gin, One of Vodka, Half a measure of Kina...
Mathis: Kina Lillet.
Bartender on Virgin Flight: Kina Lillet, which is not Vermouth. Shaken well until it is ice cold. and served with a large, thin slice of lemon peel. Six of them.
Mathis: That's impressive.
James Bond: They're good. You should have one.
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You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 8/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Acting: 8/10
Originality: 7/10
Music and Sound: 7/10
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