So before we proceed to any consideration of the deeper meanings of “Quantum of Solace” (or for that matter the plain meaning of its enigmatic title), we need to assess the action, the villain, the gadgets, the babes and the other standard features. It’s all well and good to reflect upon the ways 007, the Harry Potter of British intelligence, has evolved over time through changes in casting, geopolitics, sexual mores and styles of dress.īut the first order of business must always be to run through the basic specs of this classic entertainment machine’s latest model and see how it measures up. A reviewer may come to a new James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace,” directed by Marc Forster and opening Friday, is the 22nd official installment of the series in 46 years with a nifty theory or an elaborate sociocultural hermeneutic agenda, but the most important thing to have on hand is a checklist.
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