Condom of Alice? Quondam of Soul Ace? Quantum of Solace? What is it with the cockamamie title?
Quantum is the Daniel Craig's second outing as James Bond, the follow up to what some people have called the best Bond ever. I like Craig as much as ever, but this movie, not so much.
The idea is that Casino and Quantum represent Bond before Sean Connery. Craig is a crude thug, who doesn't really care how you make his martini. He keeps killing suspects - it's almost a running joke. But M is taking an interest, maybe helping to knock the rough edges off. Bond explicitly mentions M mothering him. It's an interesting idea, but I have a hard time seeing the suave smirking classic Bond in this scowling hardcase.
The action was good, but didn't stand out like in Casino. Craig seems less unpredictable, less instinctual here. It maybe part of his character's evolution, or it may be just weaker writing.
Other weaknesses include the villain, a rather fey Mathieu Almaric. He seems too much like Sting or Paul Simon to be menacing. His diabolical plan doesn't seem all that diabolical, either. The main Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko, looks good, but seems a bit opaque. Her story, about revenge, seems to have less weight than I would have expected.
So, in conclusion: great Bond, so-so Bond movie. Screwy title.
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Honest to God, I saw that movie and forgot everything about it the moment I left the theater. Was Daniel Craig even in it? I guess he was. A very disappointing follow-up to Casino. It left me neither shaken nor stirred, just a bit mixed.
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