Quantum of Solace

Overview News Staff Review Comments Photos Trailer/Clips DVD/Blu-ray Director:  Marc Forster Writers:  Robert Wade, Neal Purvis Cast:  Daniel Craig, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Anatole Taubmann Released:  Friday, November 14, 2008 Length:  106 minutes Studio:  Columbia Pictures Website:  007.com Genre:  Action/Adventure Rating:  Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Synopsis The 22nd film in the series will follow 007, played by Daniel Craig, as he seeks revenge and travels to Austria, Italy and South America in order to find it. He encounters Camille. played by Olga Kurylenko, and she leads him to Dominic Greene, played by Mathieu Amalric, who is a member of a mysterious organization as well as being a ruthless businessman looking to control huge natural resources. Members Who Enjoyed Quantum of Solace nrose101 Purchase your copy of Quantum of Solace today at Download Quantum of Solace From iTunes Search for Quantum of Solace merchandise on eBay. Quantum of Solace Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More Overview News Staff Review Comments Photos Trailer/Clips DVD/Blu-ray Director wants 007 to lighten up  4/2/2009 12:41 PM EST Daniel Craig's dark period as James Bond may be over. The next 007 movie should lighten up and re-introduce some of the charming rogue quality of earlier Bond pictures, according to Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster....  More>> Quantum of Solace up For Five Empire Awards  3/2/2009 4:53 PM EST Quantum of Solace (the 22nd James Bond Film) is up for various awards in 2009's Jameson Empire Awards....  More>> Two More Bond Titles Announced on Blu-ray  2/26/2009 9:05 PM EST James Bond films 'The Man with the Golden Gun' and 'License to Kill' will both be released on Blu-ray Disc May 12th....  More>> Daniel Craig and the pain of being James Bond  11/13/2008 12:00 PM EST Being James Bond isn't easy. Daniel Craig has the scars to prove it....  More>> Bond "Quantum" Reviews - Good, Not Great  10/20/2008 9:43 AM EST Early reviews of the new bond film, Quantum of Solace, are starting to arrive....  More>> We've been expecting you, Mr... er...? New Bond blockbuster drop...  9/23/2008 4:24 PM EST His name is Bond, James Bond: just don't expect him to introduce himself. For the first time in his 22 screen outings, Britain's best- known secret agent will not utter the words of introduction that have thrilled fans and appalled master criminals for 46 years....  More>> Bond Theme Elates and Angers Singers  9/16/2008 10:34 AM EST So far the only thing we've seen or heard about "Another Way to Die", the theme song to the upcoming James Bond flick "Quantum of Solace", is a Coke commercial using an instrumental version of the number....  More>> Public premiere for new Bond film  9/10/2008 9:48 AM EST The world's first public screening of new Bond film Quantum of Solace is to take place at this year's London Film Festival, organisers have announced....  More>> New Bond theme song to be duet  7/30/2008 11:00 AM EST Alicia Keys and Detroit native Jack White have recorded the theme song for the new James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace," producers said Wednesday. The R&B singer and White Stripes frontman have teamed up for "Another Way to Die," the first duet to be chosen as a Bond theme....  More>> Quantum Of Solace Trailer is Now Online  6/30/2008 11:40 AM EST MGM and Columbia Pictures have revealed the new Quantum of Solace trailer! Opening November 7, 2008, the Marc Forster-directed 22nd James Bond adventure stars Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen and Joaquin Cosio....  More>> First "Quantum of Solace" Footage  6/28/2008 1:20 PM EST The teaser trailer for the new James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" doesn't arrive online until Monday US time, but ten seconds of footage from that trailer is already up....  More>> Q would not be pleased. 007's Aston Martin crashes into a lake.  4/20/2008 6:57 AM EST As the �134,000 Aston Martin plunged into Lake Garda, onlookers might have been forgiven for thinking they were watching filming for the new James Bond movie....  More>> For more Quantum of Solace news please visit FlickDirect's movie news section. Overview News Staff Review Comments Photos Trailer/Clips DVD/Blu-ray Flick Rating EON Productions is methodically remaking the Bond franchise.  Starting with Casino Royale, they moved it more along the Bourne axis into gritty action and away from the suave super-spy that Roger Moore personified --  to the point where Moore, at 80, felt the new Bond franchise was over-violent ... and under-sexed.  Like a living organism replacing parts of itself over time, the new series removes the Bond-James-Bond introduction, puts the opening credits traditional gun-barrel opening at the end, and sings the title song with the duet.  Even the classic martini gets ditched and James has to ask the bar tender what he's drinking.   Of course a lot of it is still recognizable: the Bond-plot cuts between locations so quickly that it can make you dizzy if you don't keep up.  There is still a Bond villain with world-dominating plans (in this case it's a shadowy organization called 'Quantum' -- following in the footsteps of S.P.E.C.T.E.R. and SMERSH). There are still pretty girls who take their clothes off -- but this Bond, while oozing sexual charisma, isn't so much a ladies man as someone who'll use them ruthlessly to complete his mission. In Quantum, Bond is on the trail of the same guys that he left off fighting in Italy in the last movie -- it picks up directly after Casino left off.  He, again, is sort of off-leash (M. is trying to control him while still basically trusting his instincts) and 'rogue' while driving forward with his relentless quest to find the people who need to be found - and then killed.  This quest takes him to Haiti and then elsewhere as he tracks his quarry through boat, car, and plane chases, as well as foot chases involving the now ubiquitous free-running stunts through heavily built up urban terrain.  What's going on, as per the Bond legend, isn't nearly as important as how it looks -- and Quantum of Solace looks great. If anything is missing from this, it is the sense of humor.  Gone is the absurdity of the Bond gadgets. The girls don't have cutesy double entendre names (although agent Fields with her strawberry red hair barely misses being Strawberry Fields in a well-timed dialog save).  There is no ice-castle car chase with a "cloaked" vehicle (thank goodness) -- although a hotel built out of prone-to-explode power-cells gives us an extremely unlikely exotic location. The movie is short, violent, fast-paced, and slick.  Again, the star, Daniel Craig, shows us he can be a cold, damaged assassin who still exudes animal magnetism and is utterly relentless in getting the job done.  Bond has always been an aspirational character, adopting whatever women-want-and-men-want-to-be that the zeitgeist required.  I suppose that means that today we want an extreme physical specimen who combines incredible competency with a deep core of narcissism. The new James Bond isn't as pleasant as his predecessors, but he's right for the new century: he is  interesting to watch. --Marco Chacon For more reviews please visit our movie review section. Overview News Staff Review Comments Photos Trailer/Clips DVD/Blu-ray Quantum of Solace User Comments Login or register to post your comments, and let your voice be heard. Why Register? Flickdirect is powered by the community. Submit, discuss, and vote on which movie news gets seen on FlickDirect.com Be the first to learn about the latest film buzz with custom email alerts Interact with other members who share your movie likes and dislikes Share your knowledge and write movie reviews that benefit the community Lots of other great features Hey, why not, its FREE! Click Here To Register TODAY!

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