As always, Bond shines like a British señorito among luxury salons, good drinks, and pretty women, although in this new installment, the character allows himself to get dirty, his hair to get tousled, and he even perspires. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 13, 2024

…a boring slog through various clichés of toxic male machismo…

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 17, 2023

Ian Fleming’s James Bond franchise has a notorious hit-or-miss reputation on film, and Quantum of Solace rests somewhere in the middle.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 5, 2023

A titanic drop in quality compared to its predecessor.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Jul 25, 2023

Quantum of Solace might not reach the same highs as Casino Royale, but in the context of the entire James Bond franchise, it is hard to say that the film is not one of the better editions simply considering it is overall competent.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Aug 28, 2022

Daniel Craig remains dutiful as ever, but following the franchise zenith that is Casino Royale, this should have been a lot better.

Full Review | Oct 2, 2021

Quantum of Solace isn't a bad film but it must be watched with the understanding that it was rushed into production to avoid a potential SAG strike.

Full Review | Sep 27, 2021

Casino Royale was a spectacular return to form, so it's not wholly unexpected that this follow-up has been tagged by some as one of the low points of the franchise. Nonsense.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 25, 2021

Starts off alright but slowly becomes less and less interesting until it suddenly ends, plus the villain is more "mildly annoying prick" than Bond's big enemy...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 15, 2021

It's not the first Bond film to fall back into a rut that will require the changing of the lead actor to get out of.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/10 | Nov 28, 2020

I don't mind losing the groan-inducing puns and the gimmicky gadgets, but strip Bond down too much and he begins to resemble Jason Bourne - and I'd rather have a first-rate Bond than a second-hand Bourne.

Full Review | Nov 13, 2020

Quantum of Solace is how I imagined the sequel to On Her Majesty's Secret Service if it came to fruition.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 16, 2020

Quantum of Solace is one of the most listless Bond films I have seen.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Apr 6, 2020

Quantum of Solace has style, and enough pursuit and pyrotechnics to please hard-core Bond fans. But it may disappoint those hoping for Marc Forster's distinctive imprint and a return to Casino Royale's top form.

Full Review | Jan 27, 2020

Bond is being further shaped into the character we've always known, and will most definitely be back to fight another day.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 31, 2019

Unfairly maligned in relation to its more colourful and emotive cousins of the Daniel Craig era, Quantum of Solace is actually the more cerebral and challenging piece of work.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 31, 2019

A plot of an unnecessarily complex development that fails miserably in something that its predecessor did very well: offer characters that seduce us. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Sep 10, 2019

This isn't a mindless blow-'em-up thriller, this is an intelligently crafted, superbly edited, lean, mean piece of work.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 6, 2019

While it's understandable that long-term Bond devotees may be left pining for the days when the puns were a bit more plentiful, and the punches a bit less lethal, I for one hope they don't go too far back in the other direction.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 4, 2019

The angsty, truant Bond and his sulky ways get too irritating, the pout notwithstanding.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 31, 2019