The blonde Bond is back and he is not in a good mood. Quantum of Solace is an action packed, no bars held killing spree from start to finish which will have many die hard 007 fans rather upset. It brings a fresh new Bourne Ultimatum feel to the series, re-inventing the usual Bond we know and love and turning him into a killing machine.

There is no time for snappy jokes and sweet talking woman this time around as Quantum kicks off just a few hours after Royale. Bond is entrenched in rage, can’t sleep and everyone is still seemingly clueless about the organisation which took Bond’s love. Bond isn’t helping much either, managing to kill off every possible lead they have.

The environmental message sneakily carried in the background is becoming so common place today that it’s beginning to become boring. The conspiracy is that a supposed charity is a cover for an organisation which is controlling the world’s leaders by exploiting their greed. Everybody has a hidden agenda and the one’s Bond thinks he can trust end up getting killed.

Bond manages to travel to some fantastic places which gives the movie a much wider scope and enhances the super spy ideal of the Bond franchise. Although the movie has less time for character development you still get the feeling Bond grows in this movie and admirably so. Some of that can be attributed to the fact that he doesn’t sleep with his more attractive double, although he did try.

What is really great to see is that the Blonde girl is more than just a sideline is this film. She has her own problems, story and strength, something which will have feminists slightly happier when it comes to the overly confident Bond films.

Overall it’s an entertaining watch but it’s definitely not the action movie of the year. It will be a while before anything can beat the Dark Knight.