As it stands, it's evident where Quantum of Solace tries to make up for its under-cooked script and one-dimensional characters with gratuitous action sequences. These are issues that a proper script touch-up might've addressed, had that option been available. The eco-terrorism story lacks the punch and gravity of usual Bond villain schemes and despite a more brisk running time, the narrative feels far more cluttered and indirect compared to Casino Royale. Overt sequel elements aside, Quantum of Solace's plot suffered other assorted wounds from the writers strike.

The direct continuation between those two films ruffled feathers when Quantum of Solace hit theaters, and it seems the writers strike was responsible for this controversial direction. Interestingly, the actor also admits that before being Frankenstein-ed on the fly, Quantum of Solace was much less of a direct sequel to Casino Royale. Daniel Craig has previously admitted the absence of professional writers left himself and Forster reworking the story in-between takes - a predicament he acknowledges was far from ideal.

Quantum of Solace was forced to commence filming with a script that was both inflexible and unpolished, and that backstage chaos tells in the finished product.

Production had the misfortune of coinciding directly with the 2007 Writers Guild strike and while an initial script had just about been completed, Forster was unable to make any subsequent changes or rewrites, at least not using actual writers. The backbone of Quantum of Solace's lackluster reception isn't entirely the film's own fault.

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