I'm a child of the eighties, can't be helped. Anyhoodle, Marc Forster directed and Daniel Craig starred in this new installment, Quantum of Solace. For a definition of the enigmatic title, read this. Forster and Craig are each tasty in their own right. Forster because he directed the cinematic nuggets, Finding Neverland and Stranger Than Fiction. He also did Monster's Ball, which I haven't seen. Too dark for me in a way that hits all my buttons. Craig's tastiness will be expounded upon later.
Aside from the two opening action scenes which were filmed with a gritty realism that may have sounded good on paper but in action turned out so blurry I couldn't keep track of who was doing what and where, I loved it. Beautiful cinematography, delicious dialogue, esp. between Madame M and Bond, and spectacular architecture in each locale. I was struck also by the exchanges between Daniel Craig and Giancarlo Giannini. Giannini almost stole the scene-stealing award from Judi Dench in the last 30 seconds of his screen time.
It was a rollicking ride of a Bond film. And though there wasn't enough proof of it in the movie, I think the new Bond fella might also be a rollicking ride himself. Daniel Craig has a fascinating look, like a man completely carved out of ice. I don't have a "type" per se, but rarely am I attracted to blond men. For him I make another exception. Yowza. And man, can he wear the clothes. He looked so good in his clothes I didn't think it was possible for him to look as good out of them, and he proved me so so pleasantly wrong.
Here he is all dressed.
Here he is all wet.
Above all else, my favorite part of any Bond movie is the Bond song. The latest offering is the first duet on a Bond movie, and it's a pairing orchestrated by the gods. Jack White and Alicia Keys got together on this new ditty titled "Another Way to Die" and my feet couldn't keep still.
This all takes me back to Madonna. Peek here for today's Madonna moment.
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