Article: MOVIE REVIEW; A `Quantum' leap - backward; With Daniel Craig's follow-up to "Casino Royale," James Bond has lost his license to thrill.(VARIETY)(Movie review)

Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER

Battered and embittered, James Bond is back. Having earned his license to kill and lost the love of his life in "Casino Royale," Daniel Craig's 007 picks up the action where that film left off, scarcely pausing to reload. Bond 22 begins with a furious car chase through Carrara's marble quarries and rarely throttles back. "Quantum of Solace" is, as M describes Bond himself, "running wild." With six major chase and fight sequences in the first hour alone, it's actually rather exhausting. "Quantum" is among the shortest Bond films, and it feels like the longest.

In his second outing, Craig slips into Bond's Savile Row ...

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