![]() If I followed it right, it seems that Mr. White (whom, it is believed, was responsible for the death of Bond's beloved Vesper, as seen in 'Royale'), plunked him into his trunk, and carted him off to be grilled by 'M' (Dame Judi Dench).Īll of this quickly leads to the film's real, if highly-convoluted, storyline. 007 (Daniel Craig) is even more pissed off and bitter than he was in 'Royale,' having nabbed Mr. (In fact, aside from the story thread of Bond battling Blofield to avenge his wife's death that was thrown into a few of the older Bond flicks, 'Quantum of Solace' is the first direct sequel to a Bond film yet made.) As 'Solace' begins, we are literally thrust into the action seconds after 'Royale' ends. To reveal too much of the plot is also to spoil 'Casino Royale,' so intertwined are the two films. This is definitely James Bond for the new millennium, but it sometimes goes overboard trying to obliterate our memories of the superspy's past to the point of banal obfuscation. It falls somewhere in the middle of the 007 spectrum - a tough, gritty, no-nonsense spy thriller that sometimes tries so hard to be atypical of the franchise that it loses the characteristics that made the series great in the first place. ![]() 'Quantum of Solace' is not as good as the James Bond film that directly preceded it, ' Casino Royale,' but it's also not the raging disappointment that some have made it out to be. ![]()
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