Quantum of Solace (2008)

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.

Director:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins & 30 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? James Bond (Daniel Craig) and M (Dame Judi Dench) 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 (Mathieu Amalric), 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 C.I.A. 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:

bond girl | attempted rape | pretty thin thing | super thin beauty | opera | 

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Taglines:

Have Regrets. Get Revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is a James Bond movie which utilized an original Ian Fleming title, but nothing else from its source material. The first Bond movie to use just the title and zero or little else was You Only Live Twice (1967) , The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), and A View to a Kill (1985). No novelization of this movie was released. The original short story was re-issued, along with all of the other original Fleming short stories.

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Goofs

The siren of the Carabinieri's car in Siena is wrong. Sirens of Carabinieri and Police cars in Italy make a different sound than American police car.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Carabinieri on Radio: 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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Alternate Versions

Following an advisory screening of a rough cut, the film was pre-cut on BBFC advice in the UK before official submission to the Board for a formal cinema classification, with edits made to one scene in the finale. It was subsequently passed "uncut" as a 12A. More detailed notes can be found on the BBFC's website. Worldwide versions are this same pre-cut version.

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Connections

Referenced in Geeks Who Drink: Grey Damon v. Josh Brener (2015)

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Soundtracks

Tosca
by Giacomo Puccini
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Performed by Wiener Symphoniker (as The Vienna Symphony Orchestra), Britten Festival Chorus and Bregenz Festival Choir

User Reviews

Why?

Bond goes from iconic hero to a poor man's Jason Bourne. What happened to the humour and style? Why is Bond no so serious. Are we really going to buy this deep love for the girl that died stuff? It's teenage drama.

And why is it every action scene in a movie since Saving Private Ryan has to use super fast editing? Sure it is effective and when first seen in SPR was awesome. But its got too fast. Half the time its impossible to know what is going on.

Saying all that this film did have one redeeming feature - it didn't hang around, the plot ticked along (although was still hard to follow) and came in on 90 minutes. Most action films are so long these days they should come with a half time ice cream break.

Details

Official Sites:

MGM [United States] Official site DVD - Blu-Ray [Greece]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Spanish Italian French Swiss German German

Release Date:

14 November 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Quantum of Solace

Filming Locations:

Water Gardens, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$67,528,882, 16 November 2008

Gross USA:

$168,368,427

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$589,580,482

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:

2.39 : 1