Quantum of Solace

Vacuous even for a Bond movie. No matter how many things they blew up it was still as boring as bat shit. They managed to make the Palio of Siena appear tedious, which probably takes some doing.

Daniel Craig is very good but has very little to do, so he runs around quite a lot. Judi Dench stands still, exuding contempt for a quite dreadful script. It’s as if she’s really saying … don’t walk away from me James Bond! Don’t you know I am the magnificent Dame Judi Dench? I can’t even remember the Bond Girl. Gemma Arterton as Agent Fields (left) is probably the freshest part of the whole thing but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out her fate. Theme song is risible.