Quantum of Solace: Review By Fallenlords

Somebody I think needs to answer for what is probably the worst Bond film ever!! Who in their right mind gave the job of directing to Marc Forster? A man who is obviously a good story teller, but was he the man to direct a high octane action film? I don’t think so.

Here we have a great bond, Daniel Craig, who is a no-nonsense hard hitting character. I can’t for one minute fault him or his performance, as a Bond I like him. Though I was sceptical when he was first selected I think he has proved the critics wrong. He suits the part and plays it extremely well.

We have a good supporting cast, who again I can’t fault. For the most part this film should have worked and worked well. But it doesn’t, the lack of a solid story lets it down but even then I think a more seasoned action film director could have pulled it around.

To me the main problems are the editing and the directing. The opening sequence is a load of fast choppy cuts that leaves you wondering who is chasing who? It’s like sensory overload. The directing well I just think Marc Forster was out of his depth on this I really do. He tried to unfold it as a narrative rather than focus on what a bond film is about, action, women and gadgets.

A typical case in point, while we at the Opera we have an action sequence going on involved with Bond, that is interspersed with cuts to the Opera performance. If I am watching an action film I do want to see the action!!

To me this is an odd film; normally there are numerous reasons why a film falls flat. Here I see one mistake at the start that works its way through the entire film. To me that mistake was selecting Marc Forster as the director for this type of film.