Quantum of Solace (2008)

The most direct sequel in the history of its movie franchise, Bond #22 Quantum of Solace picks up just after the events of Bond #21 Casino Royal, by perhaps as little as a few weeks. The story tries to recapture the On Her Majesties Secret Service / Diamonds are Forever revenge arc, while the plot concerns the intelligence communities gradual awaking to the existence of Specter. Mathieu Amalric is an evil energy company executive, Stranger Things David Harbour a CIA Station Chief. Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton are the Bond girls, the latter with the Bondian name of Strawberry Fields. Exotic locations are Italy, the UK, Haiti, Austria, Italy again, Bolivia, and Russia. Highlight sequences include the opera meeting and the stuff that happens at that weird hotel in the desert. Jack White and Alicia Keys perform the theme song. ***