I’m sure being an Englishman he is to the left of most in America. The outstanding job he did in Casino Royale proves what a good actor he is. I have liked him in everything I have seen him in. And he hasn’t been too out there with his politics the best I can tell. He has been asked questions and answered honestly, which I can’t fault him for.
I do think “Quantum of Solace” is an awful title though.
His discussion of playing the Lucifer character in the Golden Compass put a chill down my spine. He enthused at length about his complete agreement with Pullman’s worldview and philosophy.
Still, a soulless actor playing Bond is not necessarily a bad thing. Bond, as Fleming wrote him, was a borderline sociopath unfit for normal society and relationships, but redeemed by his usefulness in the extraordinary circumstances into which the novels thrust him.
Bond only kills targets of British intelligence; Craig wants to kill God. With typecasting like that, how wrong can the film go?
“Quantum of Solace” is the title of one of Fleming’s early short stories. In the new film, “Quantum” apparently is the name of the Spectre/SMERSH-like organization that Bond takes on.