Quantum of Solace - A descent thriller; nothing more (2/5)

The gadgets, the wits, the charm, the out of this world kind of villains, the babes and his stylish designer suits and blazer’s, that’s what makes a bond movie. Bond movies have always been a visual treat. One can keep their brain at home and go for a Bond movie and still come out satisfied. But you’re going to get completely disappointed if you expect to watch the kind of Bond that Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore or Sean Connery carried off. This is not your piece of cake. This is Bond. The new age James Bond.

He doesn’t have his usual gadgets, the machine gun equipped BMW’s, neither is he chasing a larger than life villain nor is he charming with the babes. Then what do they have this time??? He is for sure a maverick with more flesh and blood. More aggressive and is definitely, driven by revenge. This time, he takes his mission a bit personal.

“Quantum of Solace” kicks off right from where its prequel “Casino Royale” left. Bond is on his quest to avenge for the death of Vesper – his love interest in “Casino Royale”.
The script is bit of intricate to figure out right away where as “Casino Royale “was pretty straight forward.

The stunts are convincing and one can see the kind of effort that’s been put into each of these stunt scenes right away. Although my friends were pretty okay with the camera being a little too shaky at the action, But I had to say that as a result of Marc Forster (“Finding Neverland”,”The Kite Runner”) trying to add drama into the action scenes and follows the scenes tightly with the camera, it’s possible for you to get motion sickness a little too early.

The villain is unfortunately less interesting compared to other Bond franchises. He seems to be more down to earth without those over the sky laser firing satellite or a stealth submarine. The fist fights seem to be more realistic and hard, shedding more blood. Though all this adds to the reality quotient of the movie, the traditional trademark James Bond is completely submerged somewhere down under.

To conclude, let me tell you the fact. “Quantum of Solace” is a descent thriller. Do not expect the cliché Bond that you and I grow up watching, and the chances are that you will be contented with what they remind you once a while that you are still watching a James Bond movie. Now, the whole idea may seem ridiculous, but unlike the other bond films the hard edged story telling works fine here. Although the script is not as interesting as “Casino Royale”, “Quantum of Solace” can keep you glued. There is so much happening at any given time.