Quantum of Illness

Cleaning the house with a head cold isn't at all fun obviously but that's exactly what had to be done for our visitors, Neil and Nikki before their Oz migration. It was Tuesday that hit me the worst having to take the day off work but even then I couldn't totally rest with more tidying and food shopping to do.

Kerry spoiled us with cinema tickets to see Quantum of Solace at the Duke of Yorks. They offer some cosy double settees for a little extra. Shame the audio was so naff sounding like a loud TV through the neighbours wall, plus the heating was unbearable.

The film itself needed close attention to follow what was going on, doubly so with the sound levels so low. Some of the action sequences were great but they tried too hard. This Guardian article seems to sum up what's wrong with action film editing. The critics were correct to say there was very little humour as it turned out to be a dark film, still gripping (if you were paying attention) but after Casino Royale, it's set itself up to be a million miles away from the corny one-liners of pre-Daniel Craig. Unfortunately like Casino Royale, Sony got to plug their mobilephones far too much. Still, with the excellent cast, some clever scenes (the Tosca opera one in particular) and short running time (around 90 minutes), it was a good film and deserves a second look just to fill in the plot line gaps you'd miss along the way.