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Quantum of Solace

Daniel Craig (Actor), Olga Kurylenko (Actor), Marc Forster (Director) Rated:
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Contributor Olga Kurylenko, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Anatole Taubman, Judi Dench, Joaquín Cosio, Jesper Christensen, David Harbour, Jeffrey Wright, Rory Kinnear, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Marc Forster, Daniel Craig, Jesús Ochoa See more
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Betrayed by Vesper; the woman he loved; 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth; Bond and M (JUDI DENCH) interrogate Mr. White (JESPER CHRISTENSEN) who reveals the organization which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined. Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (OLGA KURYLENKO); a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (MATHIEU AMALRIC); a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organization. On a mission that leads him to Austria; Italy and South America; Bond discovers that Greene; conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources; is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (JOAQUIN COSIO). Using his associates in the organization; and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government; Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country; giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land. In a minefield of treachery; murder and deceit; Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper; 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA; the terrorists and even M; to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.37 x 0.56 x 7.55 inches; 1.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ FOXS129687DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Marc Forster
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Dolby, Color, Subtitled, AC-3, Dubbed, Widescreen, Multiple Formats
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 46 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001PPLIEG
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Wesley
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Bond
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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Ophelia
5.0 out of 5 stars rating product first, then film - blue-ray single-disc version
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2012
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first i want to say more's the pity the 2-disc version is not available on blu-ray - although i didn't inspect the disc menu that closely - perhaps the same features are there. I'll revise this review if they are.

The blue-ray version is good - great quality transfer of video and sound

Second - as far as the film goes: actually the character development is 1) consistent with the original bond novels, which actually do explain why (the old) bond is such a misogynistic womanizing s.o.b.; the Craig movies offer considerably more than any Bond films that precede them; to say there's no character development is a short-sighted criticism. Niven, Connery, Moore, Dalton, Brosnin -- have i overlooked anyone? Who can possibly say that "character development" was even attempted with any of these? Did that impeded the fun of watching Sean Connery swagger across reel after reel? I think not!

However I liked this the first time I saw it and it improves on re-view. Bond's character definitely develops, playing out the sequelae to his relationship with Vesper; M is at her authoritative best; many of the supporting characters are a little cardboard-cutout and the girl-being-rescued is - at first blush I found her boring, but by the time the film reached it's climactic scene, which is pretty eye-popping, I liked her a lot better. I won't say why. Ultimately there's still a lot of big-strong-man protecting beautiful-helpless-woman dynamic (*yawn*) but hey - it's Bond. You can only change so much. And only so much has really changed since the "pussy galore" days - it's pretty contemporary.

I think the biggest problem this film suffers is that it IS more of a regular Bond film. There are plenty of action-packed scenes, typical bond women, a coherent story-line, quippy one-liners. I loved the complexity of the first film; I loved that Bond was both tough and vulnerable. On the other hand, if you look at the reviews of Casino Royale, half the people are complaining about that very element. Just goes to show you can't please all the people all of the time. But it is true that in the original novels, the whole reason Bond treats women the way he does is because of the pain in his broken heart. Men; they never do deal with their feelings, do they?

My final word: I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but Daniel Craig is the BEST BOND EVER. I am an old, old Bond film. I've seen every Connery film at least five or ten times. Sean Connery to me WAS the epitomy of Bondness; he had a rich combination of animal magnetism combined with smooth manners, quick reflexes, athletic and intellectual credibility, as well as... well let's say that voice is enough to reduce me to a puddle of jello (and yes, I am female). But Connery was ALL swagger. Craig is a delicious balance between bad-boy machismo and the sense that he needs a little rescuing himself. The dialogue and plot development in this film capture that quality well.

I never in a million years would have believed any actor could out-Bond Connery, but Daniel Craig IMO has done it. He brings a comparable level of unbridled masculine energy as typified Connery, and combines it effortlessly with a truly three-dimensional presence. He is both more sophisticated and rougher around the edges - truly Bond for the new millenium.

Bond films are still a feminist's outrage, but at least these have been updated to our current cultural norms, which are unfortunately not much less sexist, but certainly a slightly smoother cocktail - no vermouth this time, shaken, not stirred.
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David Swan
5.0 out of 5 stars Imperfect but Highly Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2008
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I set my expectations low for this one given the rather mediocre reviews and that seemed to work out quite well because I enjoyed it very much. It certainly is not without its flaws. I found the action to be a rather excessive and felt like telling the movie to please calm down and take a deep breath. Casino Royale had been a step away from the over the top action of the Brosnan films but Quantum of Solace seemed to be sliding back to those mind numbing, high octane days. I also wasn't fond of the way much of the action was filmed with the rapid cuts and close up action that's so popular nowadays. It makes things very difficult to follow as everything becomes a blur. On the other hand Daniel Craig is much more believable as someone capable of fighting multiple trained fighters than Pierce Brosnan or Roger Moore.

Quantum of Solace delivers on all the Bond requisites. We have beautiful locations, particularly a lengthy stay in Italy, gorgeous women and spectacular stunts. The gadgets are gone but I'm ok with that one. I also have to give credit to the producers for some great casting. There have been complaints about the movie plot and I have to admit that after a single viewing I'm not sure I completely get the villains scheme. Actually I have to give the writers credit for making the scheme mirror actual real word situations. It seemed to be a commentary on the way multinational companies manipulate countries for their own financial enrichment. I don't think I'm really revealing anything to say that Bond is now facing a new SPECTRE like enemy in the secret organization Quantum but rather than issue ransoms to the world Quantum uses a much more clever and insidious means to extract wealth. I did find it odd that the front company was an environmental group called Greene Planet. Is this a commentary on environmentalists?

With this movie the future of the Daniel Craig years is taking shape. Clearly there will be a continuing storyline with Bond battling Quantum and presumably working his way up the food chain. Quantum of Solace picks up just minutes after the close of Casino Royale and unlike previous Bonds there are frequent mentions of the prior movie including several conversations about Vesper Lynd. Mathis and Felix Leiter have both returned played by the same actors from Casino. As much as I loved the old Bond movies it was always jolting that Leiter and Blofeld were always played by different actors often appearing completely different from one film to the next. My suspicion is that the new movies will be much more diligent about continuity and I find that pretty exciting.

The excuse I've heard is that the script of Quantum of Solace was rushed to get it out before the writers strike which would explain why the movie is so action heavy and ran a scant 105 minutes. Hopefully the next movie in the series will get a more well crafted script and things can calm down a bit. I'm sure all the complaints from reviewers will be heard loud and clear at Sony. The movie is a step down from the previous effort but it's still better than any Brosnan movie besides Goldeneye. It's just that it gets compared to Royale which was so good. At least it never loses its dignity and stays classy throughout which is more than just about any other action movies being produced nowadays. Being the third best Bond movie in two or three decades is nothing to be ashamed
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derryk s
5.0 out of 5 stars Great flick!
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2023
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Great to be able to add this one to my mom's collection!
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Hugues Pottier
5.0 out of 5 stars Film
Reviewed in France on February 8, 2024
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Bien reçu et OK
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BHOOMI
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on April 22, 2017
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BAY ONLY 69
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Sindbad
5.0 out of 5 stars ...der zweitbeste James Bond Film bisher....
Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2011
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Also um es gleich mal vorweg zu sagen: die schlechten Rezensionen hat dieser James Bond wirklich nicht verdient.
Vermutlich haben die schlechten Bewertungen der bisherigen Renzensenten ihren Grund darin, dass einfach der Vorgaengerstreifen "Casino Royale" eben nochmal ein Stueck besser gewesen ist und m.E. als der (bisher) mit Abstand beste James Bond Film aller Zeiten angesehen werden muss. Dies sollte aber nun nicht dazu fuehren, 'Ein Quantum Trost' nur am Vorgaengerstreifen zu messen; verglichen mit den anderen 'Bond'-Filmen ist er naemlich immer noch ein Spitzenfilm.
Kommen wir aber nun zur Bewertung selber....

'Ein Quantum Trost' ist der zweite Bond-Streifen mit Daniel Craig nach 'Casino Royale' und bildet von der Handlung her die Fortsetzung von 'Casino Royale'.
Hier muss man dann als erstes anmerken, dass Daniel Craig schlichtweg die bisher beste James Bond Verkoerperung darstellt. Daniel Craig fuehrt naemlich die Gestalt des Geheimagenten James Bond da weiter, wo man irgendwann einmal mit Sean Connery angefangen hatte: James Bond ist nun mal ein Kerl der sich hauptsaechlich mit seinen Faeusten (also koerperlich) gegen seine Kontrahenten durchsetzt mit etwas Unterstuetzung durch neueste technische Gadgets. Dabei verfuegt er ueber einen typisch britisch-trockenen Humor und zudem fliegen ihm die Frauen nur so zu....genau DAS ist James Bond! - Und genau DAS verkoerpert Daniel Craig; das ist es auch, warum mit Daniel Craig ein neuer James Bond Massstab gesetzt wurde.
Die zwischenzeitlichen Bond Haupt-Darsteller Roger Moore und Pierce Brosnan (Lazenby und Dalton waren nur kurzzeitige 'Ersatzleute') entsprachen in keinster Weise der eigentlichen James Bond Figur: Moore war ein reiner Witzbold mit britischem Humor, waehrend Brosnan noch nicht einmal ueber diese Eigenschaft verfuegte....
Mit Pierce Brosnan waere dann die James Bond Reihe wohl auch komplett 'gestorben'; zum Schluss musste man sogar auf so einen Schwachsinn zurueckgreifen wie ein unsichtbares Auto oder aehnlichen Bloedsinn...Brosnan's Bond war wirklich unertraeglich...eine reine James-Bond-Abziehfigur im Smoking, sonst nichts.

Die Rettung fuer James Bond kam dann - erstaunlicherweise - durch einen anderen Geheimagenten (mit den gleichen Initialen!) der wohl selbst einmal James Bond als Vorbild hatte: J...ason B...ourne!
Die dreiteilige Jason Bourne Reihe hatte hier ganz neue Massstaebe gesetzt:
1. Mehrteilig
2. Die (westliche) Welt ist ein durchtechnisierter 'Ueberwachungsstaat', der in zumeist stahlblauen Bildern in Szene gesetzt wird
3. Jason Bourne ist eine knallharte (emotionsarme) Killermaschine der gegen finstere Maechte kaempft, die die Welt kontrollieren wollen.

Wer die Jason-Bourne Reihe kennt, der wird nun bei 'Casino Royale' und vielleicht noch mehr bei 'Ein Quantum Trost' Reminiszenzen an Jason Bourne finden.
Zum ersten Mal wurde ja James Bond auch als 'Fortsetzung' gedreht. Die Londoner MI-6 Hallen sind geradezu eine Kopie der 'Treadstone'-Hauptquartiere: nuechterne, unpersoenliche blaue Korridore (kein gemuetliches Moneypenny-Buero mehr...) High-Tech-Ueberwachungsmonitore und Datenbanken ueber alle moeglichen Staatsbuerger, die weltweit ueberwacht und verfolgt werden koennen...
Und dann endlich auch wieder ein James Bond, der auch koerperlich so gut gebaut ist, dass man ihm abkauft, wenn er einen (auch durchtrainierten) Widersacher auf Herrentoilette zusammenschlaegt und ihn im Pissoir ertraenkt... Hier uebersehen wohl viele, dass Sean Connery in der damaligen Zeit ja eigentlich auch ein 'gut gebauter' und gut aussehender Typ war, dem man abkaufte, dass er andere k.o.-schlagen konnte und dass ihm die Frauen nachgelaufen sind...wenn ich mir dann Roger Moore oder Pierce Brosnan angucke, dann kommen die doch gar nicht glaubhaft rueber, da sie weder so gut aussehen, geschweige denn den entsprechenden 'Body' besitzen, um die Rolle des James Bond ueberhaupt glaubhaft verkoerpern und rueberbringen zu koennen.

Kommen wir zurueck zum vorliegenden 'Ein Quantum Trost':
Es wurde von einem anderen Rezensenten angemerkt, dass die Einleitungssequenz erst zum Schluss kommt....ist ja auch verstaendlich, wenn man bedenkt, dass es erstmals eine Fortsetzung ist und daher natuerlich dort anfaengt, wo 'Casino Royale' aufgehoert hat. Die gewohnte Anfangsequenz am Ende zu bringen ist m.E. ein genialer Einfall; man muss doch nicht alles kritisieren...
Die Actionszenen sind im uebrigen ganz hervorragend gemacht, sowohl die Verfolgungsjagd zu Beginn, als auch der anschliessende Kampf Bond's ueber den Daechern von Siena und im Glockenturm; der Sturz vom Glockenturm kommt dabei total ueberraschend und ist eine meisterhafte Szene...(Anmerkung: die Szene ueber den Daechern von Siena erinnert stark an Jason Bourne's Verfolgunsjagd ueber den Daechern von Tanger im Teil 3/Jason Bourne Ultimatum!) Und auch die Boot-Verfolgungsjagd in Haiti ist meisterhaft inszeniert.
Wie immer bei James Bond gibt's tolle Locations: ein mittelalterliches Siena waehrend des beruehmten Pferderennens, ein traumhaft tropisches Haiti, die Welt des Jet-Set bei den Bregenzer Festspielen und Lateinamerikanische Spelunken (inklusive abgefuckten CIA-Agenten) und Wuestenlandschaften...

Kommen wir nun zu den Maengeln des Films: die Story ist insgesamt etwas enttaeuschend und manchmal sehr 'konstruiert' und einige Szenen unglaubwuerdig...aber das ist bei einem solchen Genre nun mal nichts ungewoehnliches. Leider enttaeuschen aber auch einige Darsteller: das Bond-Girl Olga Kurylenko mag ja eine schoene Frau sein, allerdings ist sie keine Schauspielerin und entwickelt im Film auch null Sex-Appeal; eine Gemma Arterton in einer Nebenrolle nimmt ihr locker die Butter vom Brot und entwickelt sich trotz der kurzen Rolle zum eigentlichen Bond-Girl des Films...Hier war eine Eva Green in 'Casino Royale' natuerlich eine wesentlich bessere Besetzung als Olga Kurylenko, die auf ganzer Linie enttaeucht.
Weiterhin voellig enttaeuschend auch der Boesewicht Dominic Greene, der mit seinem nervenden franzoesischen Akzent mehr die Witzfigur eines Boesewichts abgibt, als dass man ihm die Rolle ernsthaft abkaufen koennte....auch hier war im Vergleich dazu der Boesewicht LeChiffre in 'Casino Royale' doch ein ganz anderes Kaliber. Gerade die sehr realistisch gespielte Gestalt des LeChiffre hat m.E. viel zur Klasse von 'Casino Royale' beigetragen; es wird ja leider sehr oft von Filmemachern uebersehen, dass gerade die Boesewicht-Gestalten mitentscheidend fuer die Guete des Films sind. (Man denke z.B. an 'Highlander' in dem ein Clancy Brown als Kurgan ja die eigentliche unersetzbare Hauptfigur des ganzen Films darstellt, waehrend ein Christopher Lambert voellig ersetzbar gewesen waere...)
Und auch die bolivianischen Putschgeneraele im Hotel in der Wueste sind dann ebenfalls mehr Gestalten aus einem 'Dick-und-Doof'-Film als ernstzunehmende Boesewichte fuer einen knallharten James Bond Streifen.
Nun ja, im Vergleich zu 'Casino Royale' kann man durchaus im ersten Augenblick von 'Ein Quantum Trost' enttaeuscht sein (v.a. aufgrund der mangelhaften schauspielerischen Leistung von Kurylenko und Greene/Amalric), allerdings wenn man den Film objektiv betrachtet und in Relation zu den anderen Bond-Streifen setzt, dann wird man sehr schnell feststellen, dass es sich immer noch (nach 'Casino Royale') um den zweitbesten Bond-Film aller Zeiten handeln duerfte; dies nicht zuletzt, da Daniel Craig einfach ein Bond-Typ ist, mit dem man sich problemlos identifizieren kann und auch ansonsten der Film mit seinen exotischen Locations, seiner perfekt inszenierten Action, seinem modernen 'Jason-Bourne'-Techno-Ueberwachungsstaat-Ambiente und seiner professionellen Machart einfach eine tolle Unterhaltung bietet.
Ich wuerde eigentlich viereinhalb Sterne vergeben wollen (der halbe Stern Abzug v.a. wegen der o.a. mangelhaften schauspielerischen Leistung einiger Akteure) allerdings denke ich, dass trotz dieser Maengel 5 Sterne o.k. sind, da es trotz allem ein Super-Film ist im Vergleich zu dem ganzen voellig hanebuechenen Transformer- und Vampir-Schrott was man heutzutage sonst im Kino so vorgesetzt bekommt.
Fazit: Daniel Craig ist ein James Bond zum Identifizieren und bietet eine tolle Unterhaltung.
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R. Carter
5.0 out of 5 stars Brooding,Brutal...Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 12, 2009
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Yep as usual, like this film vs Casino Royale, Daniel Craig vs Sean Connery, Connerys' toupee vs Roger Moores', there will no pleasing everyone. But straight off the bat I will agree there is some loose moments - and a lot of very clumsy,short editing going on (fight scenes mentioned mainly in reviews - but what about the start? you barely get more than a 2 second glimpse of the beautiful Aston Martin DBS!!?)

But, I actually think such comments miss the point. Starting with a cracking re-working with Casino Royale, the new bond films present a fantastic and vibrant re-imagining - all the key "Bond criteria" is present but with two new and critical points - character development and story telling. Of course the majority of new Bond revisionists will argue that nothing will top Casino Royale (CR for future ref!!) but this film actually in some ways delivers more. CR is the new-laid foundation - but at the end you want to know more, not just in terms or what happens n ext, but what of Bond himself. So in QOS you actually see the cause and effect - not seen since "License to Kill" have we seen Bond driven by revenge - but thanks to the ever-skillful Daniel Craig we see more - yes, the film starts a bit full on and clumsy, but the delightful interchange between Bond and M early on set the mood. He tries to center himself, but is out of control - he is mourning, he is genuinely troubled - but angry at himself and at his betrayal - and this whole side of Bond is new to see and handled superbly by Craig.

Like I said the craftwork of the film is not what I am focussed on - its how things develop. The cast is very strong - Denchs' M is so well realised, Jeffrey Wright is also excellent as the new and probably-the-best-ever Leiter, Kurlyenko also delivers some genuine depth and skill to what could easily be a one dimensional caricature and her characters' burning desire for revenge is so intense - it actually seems to perfectly balance out Craigs' vengeful yet out-of-control Bond.
Looking from this angle the film is strong - visually it is no less beautiful, some really striking scenes - the theatre scene is just amazing, the character development and interaction progress all the more (the last scene with Bond and Mathis is genuinely affecting - like NOTHING before in a Bond film)

so to this end I think its an imperfect but in my opinion braver, deeper more considerate film even than the excellent CR. Which actually strives to look further into the Bond character and give greater depth to his protagonists too. Great stuff!!
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