“Quantum of Solace” Trailer

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“The Dark Knight” has begun screening for critics. Full reviews aren’t up yet, but the buzz is that director Chris Nolan still can’t shoot action sequences. Nolan’s one of a handful of directors who doesn’t use a second unit. Every shot in “Batman Begins” was in fact directed by Christopher Nolan. It may sound weird, but most directors don’t “direct” every scene in a movie. It’s the second (and third and fourth) unit directors who handle the big action setpieces. The first-unit directors — the ones who get all the credit — call the shots on the quieter, more character-driven scenes.

The upcoming James Bond film, “Quantum of Solace,” has one hell of a second-unit director. The trailer is up on Moviefone, and once they feed the hamster in the wheel that powers their servers, you might actually get to see the whole thing.

I love “Casino Royale” so much, I plan on marrying it once it turns 18. “Quantum” is supposed to be a direct sequel, a first for the Bond franchise. It appears to pick up right after the previous film, with Bond and Judi Dench’s M interrogating the recently-hobbled Mr. White. Coming off “Royale,” Daniel Craig’s fair-haired and well-toned Bond is batting 0-2 with Bond Girls who live to see the end credits. “Quantum of Solace” appears to have another pair for him to maybe or maybe not save from the clutches of new villain Dominic Greene. From what I saw in the money shot montage during the final third of the trailer, it looks as though the producers weren’t kidding when they said this film would double-down on the amount of action in “Royale.” As long as it’s coherent, I’m fine with that.

-Brad Lohan

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