Movie Reviewed: Quantum of Solace
Director: Marc Forster
Date Watched: 22 June 2021
jamesintexas rating: *1/2
A bizarre low point after the marvelous Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace feels disconnected, discombobulated, and a film in disarray, lacking enough scenes with the villain Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), Spectre (or Quantum or whatever they are called). I thought Olga Kurylenko's performance as haunted Camille was strong, and Jeffrey Wright's return as Felix Lighter is always welcome. But Marc Forster seems to be somewhat at fault here: strange choices that defuse action sequences; cross-cutting with horses racing and Tosca operas; and the abrupt ending that just seems to short circuit everything into shooting. Nice moments, but what a mess, and what a let-down. And to me now, in 2021, it feels so derivative of the far superior Bourne films.
