These new series of Bond films starring Daniel Craig are almost great. They just happen to be made in an era where the bar of filmmaking in the spy-action genre have been set significantly higher than usual by other franchises. The movies deliver remarkably in areas where the James Bond character is known to be a symbol: His fashion sense, the cars he drives, the way he presents himself with confidence and class. However, I am starting to actively dislike most of the action scenes in these films. They are too chaotic and not intelligent enough. I haven't been seeing much of the 007 IQ that the franchise can thrive on. Instead, I've been seeing too much destruction and not enough efficiency in the execution of the action. This almost exclusively applies to the fight, chase, and otherwise fast-paced scenes, though. The subterfuge and tradecraft are still interesting enough.
Review of Quantum of Solace
