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London Reviews: Frost/Nixon and Quantum of Solace
Thompson On Hollywood —
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http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=135762">This is London
The Independent.
The James Bond movie Quantum of Solace is reviewed in London as well:
The Independent's Geoffrey McNab wants more "humour."
The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw says it's "a crash-bang Bond."
The Times' James Christopher says villain Mathieu Amalric has a "wormy arrogance" London Times * * * * (4 out of 5) ...
Quantum of Solace reviews round-up
Total Film News —
... . The Times 4/5 There are hand-to-hand fights that make your eyes water and old-school stunts involving motorbikes, speedboats, jet fighters and expensive cars that give you whiplash just looking at them. ...
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Mystery Man on Film —
... "What makes Marc Forster's film such an intriguing watch is that this is the first of the 22 Bond movies where the plot flows organically from the last instalment, and Quantum of Solace looks a far stronger picture for this rare continuity," writes James Christopher. ...
Craig's Peak
Hollywood Elsewhere —
... the new film "lacks Casino Royale 's narrative drive, and is less than the sum of its parts." He adds, however, that "those parts are often terrific. See it for them, and see it for Daniel Craig 's fully-formed Bond: angry, icily unsentimental, and fleetingly borderline psychotic at the close." Times Online critic James Christopher writes that "director Marc Forster has absorbed the lucrative lessons discovered in Martin Campbell 's Casino Royale . He has also managed to pace his sequel much better. " Royale felt slightly wheel-clamped by one too many longeurs. If ...
Warm 'Quantum Of Solace' Reviews Suggest Bond Has The Goods Once Again; Lame Title Hasn't Ruined It For Anyone
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... The London Times gave the film four out of five stars and said the film is a "bruising thriller that leaves you feeling both drained and exhilarated. The daredevil leaps and tumbles through glass roofs are just as sensational as the splintering high-speed pyrotechnics, but it’s the amount of heartache and punishment that Craig’s new Bond absorbs that makes him look so right for our times." ...
Quantum of Solace reviews round-up
Total Film News —
We weren't the only hard-working journalists up all night writing their impressions on Quantum of Solace. A few other viewers burned some midnight oil as well.
Here's a round-up of the impressions so far. Looks like opinion is mixed, but most seem to agree that it doesn't quite live up to Casino Royale.
And if by some miracle you haven't already, take a look at our review too.
The Times – 4/5
“There are hand-to-hand fights that make your eyes water and old-school stunts involving motorbikes, speedboats, jet ...
