The latest James Bond flick, 'Quantum of Solace' marks a turn around of sorts from other Bond films, as it shows the common side of James Bond where he can have a feeling of revenge. It takes on form where 'Casino Royale' left, and directly references the events of the previous film, making it the first true Bond sequel in the franchise's history.

'Quantum' - with its hackneyed plotting, boring characters and lack of a decent threat for the world's foremost spy - is at best a mixed bag, equal parts thriller and filler that pops and crackles!

Taking off promisingly, the film has Bond (Daniel Craig) beat some bad guys in a car chase, to bring the enigmatic Mr. White to Italy for a protracted interrogation scene. Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate White regarding his organization, Quantum.

The action begins when M's bodyguard Craig Mitchell (Glenn Foster) turns traitor and allows White to escape. Bond takes revenge and kills Mitchell across Siena. Through a trail of banknotes, Bond heads to Haiti tracks Mitchell's contact, Edmund Slate and kills him too.

Pretending to be Slate, he meets Camille (Olga Kurylenko), whom Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), the chairman of Greene Planet and a member of Quantum, wants to kill.

A series of regular 0007 film stunts follow - involving motorbikes, speedboats, jet fighters and expensive cars. Amidst all the other action, Bond and Camille come to know about Greene's dangerous plan of blockading supplies of fresh water, hidden in underground rivers. They go to hotel where Greene is finalizing the coup. Camille shoots Medrano and Bond captures Greene.

The film starts losing steam somewhere along the line of action. Part of the problem is that the action scenes in the film's second half feel rushed and fail to excite, thereby making the film 'decent' but not too memorable!