![]() However, its underwhelming critical and commercial performance prompted yet another shift, with even Craig making excuses for his sophomore 007 outing, claiming that "On 'Quantum,' we were f****d," due to only having "the bare bones of a script." Two years after Broccoli and Wilson reinvented their hero with "Casino Royale," the duo found themselves once again having to rethink Bond. "Quantum of Solace" maintained a similar tone, bringing back Craig's reckless and disdainful Bond and wrapping up the "Royale" story. But as Vesper says to Bond during their first meeting, the film wore all these classic Bond tropes "with such disdain" that it felt genuinely fresh and exciting. The exotic locations were there, as were the cars and the charismatic villains. Eva Green's Vesper Lynd was every bit Bond's intellectual equal, resulting in a palpable chemistry between the two that remains the most affecting and realistic relationship in franchise history. ![]() ![]() Craig's relatively inexperienced 007 contrasted with Judy Dench's fastidious and dignified M in a way that made for a complex and layered relationship between the two. This course correction turned out to be a masterstroke. ![]()
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