Quantum of Solace (2008) ★★★
Although this has an excellent pre-credit sequence, the theme song is, putting it bluntly, godawful.
I really like the relationship between Daniel Craig's Bond and Camille (Olga Kurylenko), the film's main failing is in its villain, an ecological businessman linked to organised crime. I normally like Mathieu Amalric as an actor, but his character is so underdeveloped and dull that it's very difficult to emotionally and cognitively engaging in MI6's – and Bond's – pursuit of him.
It's a film with some really good action sequences, a fine score, and top performances from the entire cast. However, like the title, the plot is borderline incomprehensible and it's not a film which is easy to like.
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