I finally got a chance to see Quantum of Solace over the weekend, and even though I liked it, this film didn't quite seem to be the quintessential Bond film. The direction that Casino Royale took with the Bond franchise was new and I really enjoyed it. The dark and gritty feel to it, along with Daniel Craig as the new Bond, took a different step to what we normally see with Bond films. Quantum of Solace is still a dark film and follows up quite nicely with Casino Royale, but I felt like something was missing. Perhaps we needed to see what new and exciting gadgets were up Bond's sleeve. With Bond films, it seems as though gadgets go hand-in-hand and is somewhat of a necessity, but this film was lacking that. This was more of a classic revenge tale more than anything. The music in between certain sequences reminded me that it was, indeed, a Bond film that I was watching.
I also felt that the villain wasn't as sinister as the previous villains. Don't get me wrong with the performance by Mathieu Amalric. Having seen The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, I think that he's a great actor, and he did play the part well, but he didn't feel evil enough.
We'll have to wait and see what's in store for the next Bond film. I'm sure they'll go back on track with the usual Bond that audiences are so used to seeing and continue to mix it up with the dark and gritty, which I always love to see. Oh, and do they always HAVE to wreck the exotic cars? It was sad to see the Maserati ruined. Well I guess they kept that Bond tradition going.
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