First Look: A ‘Badder, Better’ Bond

It’s not out in the States until November 14, but the first reviews for the new Bond movie are already in. The BBC calls Quantum of Solace “badder, better, but not bigger.” 007 fans with short attention spans will rejoice at the reduced running time—a full half-hour less than Casino Royale—which makes for a “leaner, tauter experience,” as Bond hunts down the killers of his beloved Vesper. And the Beeb raves about new Bond girls Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton, as well as Daniel Craig’s interpretation of the muscle-bound super-agent, whom “he has managed to reinvent.” Can’t wait until November 14? The film makes its premiere in the UK on Halloween.