The Quantum of Post

I first have to admit that Quantum required a repeat viewing for me to catch everything and not be left with a few unanswered questions. I found many of the important parts where mentioned in brief or otherwise assumed, and the various entanglements between the various parties to get rather convoluted at times. That said the action sequences where really engaging and had the edgy new grittiness that made Craig’s first Bond a crunchy delight. They seemed to break up the more melodramatic moments and keep an aggressive pace in a movie that could potentially be a tad too reflective for a Bond flick at times.

In Casino Royal we where introduced to Mr. White, and Quantum deals with new color coded villain; Dominic Greene, both parts of the mysterious group known only as ‘Quantum’ an evil organization that is delightfully reminiscent of Bond’s former foes ‘Spectre’- though I doubt they can find anything that Q.U.A.N.T.U.M could possibly abbreviate.

M, Felix, and Mathis are all back and on point. Olga Kurylenko plays the new Bond girl and does a great job but unfortunately has her hotness downplayed for some reason or another in the film. The ladies’ names this time around are pretty weak. Olga is known only as ‘Camille’ which is fittingly frumpy, and ‘Strawberry Fields’ might be the worst name for anything ever, let alone a Bond bed-bunny. ‘Money Penny’ is sounding like the most logical and attractive name ever by comparison.

Those wanting vodka martinis, laser watches and Q branch to make appearances will be disappointed, as it seems that this new Bond is saving those franchise staples for a later date. Craig is on for two more films after this one, so there is plenty room for their comebacks. For the most part ‘Quantum wraps up the birth-of-Bond plotline established in ‘Casino and introduces the potential league of enemies James will butt heads with in future episodes. One could argue that Greene is not a strong enough evil entity to carry the main plotline, but as part of a whole this is a great entry to the Bond collection and as sophomore effort since the reboot that proves that Bond still delivers twenty-two movies later.