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{{quote|''"Be careful of this one, Mr Bond. She will not go to bed with you unless you give her something she really wants... but you make a fine couple- you are both, what is the expression? Damaged goods."''|'''Dominic Greene'''}}

The 22nd ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' film. The title is from a 1960 Fleming short story (which might be summarized best as, "James Bond attends a very boring dinner party with people he doesn't like and nothing happens,") and means "a small degree of comfort". The story follows on from ''[[Casino Royale]]'', making it a true sequel among James Bond movies .<ref>the first that actually continues directly from the previous film, not just having recurring characters like [[Big Bad]] Blofeld or [[The Dragon]] Jaws</ref>. Bond, out for revenge following the death of Vesper Lynd, uncovers a plot by [[The Syndicate|Quantum]], the shadowy organization to which the first film's [[Big Bad]] belonged. A Quantum operative named [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Dominic Greene]] is engineering the overthrow of the Bolivian government, and it's up to Bond to find out why. Along the way he's helped by the mysterious Camille, who's got some [[Revenge|unfinished business]] with one of Quantum's clients.

While'''''Quantum it is unclear how the film will ultimately be remembered,of Solace'''Quantum'' has generally received a shellacking from critics for being ''too'' [[Darker and Edgier]]: its resemblance to [[The Bourne Series]] was particularly lamented, and many viewers criticized it for discarding too many of the series' signature tropes. [[Word of God|As it eventually turned out]], most of these issues occurred because the 2007-2008 [[Writers Strike]] left the film with more or less [[Real Life Writes the Plot|no script during production]].