Mud Songs

Quantum of Solace is a sloppy action movie that uses fast-edits to compensate for poor direction — and it doesn’t work. The action scenes are disorienting and uninvolving. Even die-hard James Bond fans might have trouble caring about anything that happens this time around. After 30 minutes of car chases, explosions, knife fights, gun fights, fist fights, etc., I couldn’t tell who James Bond was after or why. I got near the end of the movie and still didn’t know what the bad guy was all about. Daniel Craig is fine as 007. The story could have been exciting in the hands of more skilled filmmakers. But it wasn’t. It isn’t. Quantum of Solace is boring and forgettable. Skip it.

Notes on a Scandal may have two Oscar-nominated performances from Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett, but the movie is a waste of time. I nearly walked out of the theatre. It’s not all bad, but I didn’t care about anything or anyone in it. It was too contrived.