Casino Royale is the best Bond film, period. Everything about it is perfect. The balance between action an emotion is unprecedented. The acting is phenomenal and the story is tightly constructed. Knowing all this, any new Bond film has very large shoes to fill.
Quantum of Solace is an OK Bond film. It is a great action movie. I do agree that it had the feel of The Bourne Ultimatum, which is exactly the thing I disliked the most about this movie. Bond is not Bourne. Bond is Bond. In having a first time action director take on a Bond film, guess who he hires as his director of photography, the same guy who was the DOP for Bourne. Mistake number one.
As you stated below, critics say that Solace lacked plot. And it did. I didn't really know why anyone was doing what they were doing until pretty late into the film. I do understand that misdirection was a key element in this film, but it becomes pointless when you keep getting shown things that, in the end, don't matter. Mistake number two.
I could go on about how the opening car chase was unnecessary, as was Gemma Aerton's role in the film. Although, we did see some heart shown by Bond in the loss of Vesper (not Vespa, Drew; I don't think she got 50 mpg). The best moment of the film (which I will not spoil here) was a reflection about Casino Royale. It was the most emotionally charged moment since the scene in the shower in Royale.
Like I said before, this is an OK Bond film. See it. Let me know what you think. But I have to say, the order still stands: Royale, Goldeneye, Solace.
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