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Quantum of Solace reviews round-up
Total Film News —
... No Rating Clocking in at one and three-quarter hours, it's a good half hour shorter than 007's previous outing. And its reduced running time results in a leaner, tauter experience. The Telegraph No Rating So, if Quantum of Solace lacks Casino Royale's narrative drive, and is less than the sum of its parts, those parts are often terrific. ...
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Mystery Man on Film —
... "Craig's second outing as the famous so-called "spy" - actually, when you think about it, an assassin - turns out to be a tale of revenge." Mark Monahan notes that opening of Quantum, like many of its best scenes "owes much to the quick-fire editing of the Bourne thrillers. Also in the Telegraph: a ...
Quantum Of Solace Reviews
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Guardian (UK) -
“…the villain is especially underpowered… I was disappointed there was so little dialogue, flirtation and characterisation in this Bond. …Quantum of Solace isn’t as good as Casino Royale: the smart elegance of Craig’s Bond debut has been toned down in favour of conventional action. But the man himself powers this movie… Craig measures up. (3/5)”
Telegraph (UK) -
“In this much darker film, picking up from where Casino ...
Craig's Peak
Hollywood Elsewhere —
Craig's Peak The major London papers have reviewed Quantum of Solace , the new 007 film, and the reactions are pretty good. Not ecstatic, but primarly enthusiastic and supportive. One slight dissenter is the Telegraph 's Mark Monahan who says 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 ...
Early Buzz: Quantum of Solace is No Casino Royale
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... The Telegraph: “…owes much to the quick-fire editing of the Bourne thrillers.” … “In this much darker film” … ” For half an hour or so after the pre-credits ‘teaser’, the film barely lets up.” … “And then, the pacing becomes more fractured. One wonders if director Marc Forster and screenwriters Paul Haggis and Neal Purvis haven’t tried a little too hard to distance the film from traditional Bond plots. The expository dialogue scenes can be dull, and cram in so many machinations ...
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 Daily Telegraph has some issues. "The expository dialogue scenes can be dull, and cram in so many machinations and double-crossings that it's easy to lose track of who's duping whom. And yet, several times - just when you're tempted to consult your watch - the movie suddenly surprises." ...
Quantum of Solace reviews round-up
Total Film News —
... – 2/5
“The script makes such huge leaps of geography and motivation that whole scenes of exposition must have been left on the cuttingroom floor. The resulting film is as meaningless as its title.”
BBC – No Rating
“Clocking in at one and three-quarter hours, it's a good half hour shorter than 007's previous outing. And its reduced running time results in a leaner, tauter experience.”
The Telegraph – No Rating
“So, if Quantum of Solace lacks Casino Royale's ...
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Cinema is Dope —
... had this to say about the latest Bond film:
So, if Quantum of Solace lacks Casino Royale’s narrative drive, and is less than the sum of its parts, those parts are often terrific. See it for them, and see it for Craig’s fully-formed Bond: angry, icily unsentimental, and fleetingly borderline psychotic at the close.
Craig inhabits the character with a ruthless charisma that never lets up. And he, above all, keeps you watching.
::: Read Full Review by Mark Monahan, Telegraph ...
