While waiting for my holiday to start a gift has been dropped in my lap, a reveiw of "Quantum of Solace" written by my nephew Michael Ord, it was his homework. I never remember getting homework that involved me going to thre pictures although I do remember going to see "El Cid" starring Charlton Heston and Sophie Loren, I think it was part of history but I can't remember now after all those years that have gone by. So to the review
Quantum Of Solace (2008)
James Bond: Daniel Craig
Director: Marc Foster
Producer: Michael G. Wilson
Story: Ian Flemming (characters), Michael G. Wilson (plot).
After a long and anxious wait Daniel Craig is back in his second outing as everyone’s favourite agent, 007. Craig has brought a much more physical appearance to 007 as emphasised in the amount of enemies Bond kills in this new version of Bond. As usual this thriller has not failed to impress with an intriguing storyline which has various links to Casino Royale which also was a fantastic watch but was originally a spoof bond film written by Ian Flemming but adapted by Wolf Mankowitz in 1967 starring Peter Sellers and Ursula Andress.
The opening scene in itself is a great opener to this exhilarating film. This includes fantastic cars crashing, bashing, flipping and burning due to James Bonds crazy driving skills, even after losing a door. After this breathtaking opening Mr White is revealed to be in the boot of Bond’s car, surprisingly still alive. When taken back to the headquarters Mr White is interrogated by James and M, acted out as brilliantly as always by Judi Dench. Bond wants information to reveal the truth about the death of his ex-girlfriend in Casino Royale, Vesper. Mr White manages to escape without revealing any information about who he is working for. This leads to a jaw-dropping chase on rooftops, through houses and includes life threatening jumps from building to building. When Bond intrudes into one of the ‘bad guys’ hotel rooms he picks up his briefcase which reveals he is supposed to shoot the young Camille, who is played by the beautiful Olga Kurylenko. Camille reads his move like a book while she seems to know more about the next move than Bond.This leads to Bond escaping out of the car without either of them getting hurt even though that wasn’t James’ plan anyway as he wasn’t who Camille thought he was.
Dominic Greene acted by Mathieu Amalric, and General Medrano are the men James is after as they are the men behind James’ ex-girlfriends death but also Camille seeks revenge for Medrano due to her father’s death. James begins to spy on Greene when he talks to General Medrano, Joaquin Cosio, in a plan to take over one of the world’s major resources, oil.
He plans to do this by manipulating people into agreeing with his plans. In order to serve justice to the people behind the death of Vesper in ‘Casino Royale’ Bond allies with old friends to uncover the truth about Dominic Greene. This involves Bond staying ahead of the enemies, the CIA and even his boss M. Together Bond and Camille reveal that the resource Dominic Greene is actually offering in the deal with the General is not oil but it is water by a crash landing off a plane into underground caves.
James and Camille eventually get the chance they had been waiting for in the middle of a desert when Dominic Greene and General Medrano meet to sign the deal for the oil which in fact is water. The whole building ends up in flames even though it is Bond and Camille against henchmen and the two taking part in the deal, Greene and Medrano. Camille takes her opportunity without hesitation to kill the man involved in the death of her father, Medrano, immediately she kills him. However Greene does not manage to get away that easy as Bond wants to make him suffer with body blows, punches to the face and even an axe to the toes. That is not too mention the actual death, he is left in the middle of the desert with nothing to drink but oil. So no surprise when the next day he is found dead in the desert with lungs filled with petrol. Finally, the last of Bonds enormous list of kills is when he enters a small village and finds the man who was sent to kill.
So this really is an action packed thriller worth seeing but certainly not the typical Roger Moore type of Bond. However as we all know from previous 007 experiences, James Bond will never seize to amaze his viewers. The villains in this new epic film are also very believable due to the exciting action performed by Mathieu Amalric and Joaquin Cosio. This storyline in general is nothing similar too any previous films or books written by Ian Flemming. Now the fans of Bond are just looking forward to the next Bond acted by the new physical and distinguished 007, Daniel Craig.
I couldn't have done better myself, thanks Michael our very junior reporter
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