One line: Not as good as Casino Royale.
More detail: The first thing that struck me immediately about the film was that I did not like the way the action was directed. The film opens with an action sequence that I found very difficult to follow. Other action scenes in the film suffered from similar problems.
The plot relies heavily on the previous film, Casino Royale. Fortunately, I watched that film before seeing Quantum of Solace so I was up to date with the plot. While knowing the details of Casino Royale isn't necessary, if you are the kind of film watcher who needs everything explained, you ought to see Casino Royale first. Otherwise the plot itself is pretty plain. There are attempts to humanize James Bond some more, and also to make some moral statements, but neither really resonated with me. The film retains some of the dark tone from Casino Royale, with very little levity and nearly no gadgets. A small nitpick, but I found the stylized subtitles naming each locale to be silly and somewhat distracting. Overall this film wasn't bad but it wasn't that good either. It's more of a coda to Casino Royale than its own film.
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The two films have different directors.
Casino Royale was directed by the same person who directed Goldeneye and the recent Zorro movies.
Quantum was directed by the same person who directed The Kite Runner,
Stranger Than Fiction, Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball.
Yeah I thought it was interesting that I preferred the director with the less refined resume.
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