Quantum of Solace (2008)

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country's most valuable resource. All the while, he still tries to seek revenge over the death of his love.

Director:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis,

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Craig	...	James Bond
Olga Kurylenko	...	Camille
Mathieu Amalric	...	Dominic Greene
Judi Dench	...	M
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Rene Mathis
Gemma Arterton	...	Strawberry Fields
Jeffrey Wright	...	Felix Leiter
David Harbour	...	Gregg Beam
Jesper Christensen	...	Mr. White
Anatole Taubman	...	Elvis
Rory Kinnear	...	Bill Tanner
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	Foreign Secretary
Joaquín Cosio	...	General Medrano
Fernando Guillén Cuervo	...	Colonel of Police
Jesús Ochoa	...	Lt. Orso

Storyline

Is there solace in revenge? Bond and "M" sniff a shadowy international network of power and corruption reaping billions. As Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on "M," all roads lead to Dominic Greene, a world-renowned developer of green technology. Greene, a nasty piece of work, is intent on securing a barren area of Bolivia in exchange for assisting a strongman stage a coup there. The CIA looks the other way, and only Bond, with help from a retired spy and from a mysterious beauty, stands in Greene's way. "M" wonders if she can trust Bond, or if vengeance possesses him. Beyond that, can anyone drawn to Bond live to tell the tale?

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | cia | death | vengeance | trust | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [gr] DVD - Blu-Ray Sony Pictures [ca]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Spanish Italian French Swiss German German

Release Date:

14 November 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

007 Quantum of Solace

Filming Locations:

Antofagasta Region, Chile

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$67,528,882 (USA) (14 November 2008)

Gross:

$168,368,427 (USA) (23 January 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Columbia Pictures, Eon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ingredients of the famous martini shaken not stirred James Bond drink that is described in this film as three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, a half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken over ice, with a thin slice of lemon. In Casino Royale, James Bond alluded to naming it after Vesper. The Vesper name has two sources according to Henry Chancellor's book, "James Bond: The Man and His World - The Official Companion to Ian Fleming's Creation". One of them was that she was named after an exotic cocktail called a "Vesper". The rum punch drink contained ice, rum, fruit and herbs and was served to Ian Fleming and his life-long friend Ivar Bryce at a north-eastern Jamaican plantation house.

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Goofs

Though the film is seen to follow on almost immediately after the events of Casino Royale and yet things such as M's office at MI6 HQ are completely different, it is clear than the final scenes of the previous film take place some considerable time after Bond finds Vesper's clue to lead him to Mr White. M has come to Italy and the sting has been set up, with a new Aston Martin and the safehouse in Siena, and White's extreme rendition arranged.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Italian Police Officer: Station from Patrol 48 - grey Aston Martin followed by a black Alfa Romeo driving towards the quarries. Gunshot fire.

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Crazy Credits

The iconic "James Bond gun barrel" sequence, not seen in its traditional format since Die Another Day, is incorporated into the closing credits.

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Connections

Follows Thunderball (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Tosca"
by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Britten Festival Chorus and Bregenz Festival Choir

User Reviews

A good film ruined by appalling direction

This film could have been so good, but Marc Forster's clichéd and ham-fisted direction completely ruined it for me. To be fair, his handling of the quieter moments between the action was adequate, but he clearly has no grasp of how direct action sequences, which are clearly central to any good Bond. I'm afraid the 'shake the camera and cut at least once a second' school of action direction doesn't really cut it.

It's tragic really, as the setup and the stunts for the sequences looked pretty promising, but you had to look pretty hard to tell once Mr. Forster's hopeless direction kicked in. Such a waste.

I think I'll hold out for the special edition DVD - you know - the non-directors cut!