Quantum of Solace (2008)
This second outing for Daniel Craig as 007 definitely works better straight after seeing Casino Royale as it follows straight on from that film and all the little nods to it make much more sense and don't leave you hanging with questions.
Marc Forster's direction veers from the very good - all the quieter moments especially the dialogue and chemistry between Daniel Craig's Bond and Judi Dench's M and later with Giancarlo Giannini's returning Matthis - to the really quite poor - The first two action sequences are terribly edited with far too many cuts that they simply go by in a blur which isn't helped by the fact a rooftop chase is cut up by crowd scenes below and an action scene at an outdoor opera is cut into by scenes of the opera. Seriously. Who gives a damn about the opera when Bond is crashing about on gang planks back stage.
Other than that though it simply seemed to gel more than previous.
This viewing has consolidated it's position in fourth place for Craig. Far and away above the lacklustre SPECTRE.
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