Quantum of Solace unacceptable deviation (Updated)

I don't want to ruin anything for anyone, but I just want to say that I saw Quantum of Solace and was quite disappointed.

Let me say first, it's not a terrible movie. The fact that the plot is darn near impossible to follow is its main problem. The action scenes are awesome, and Daniel Craig delivers as the new James Bond.

The problem is that, even though this is quickly becoming cliché, the new James Bond is entirely too similar to his initial-sake, Jason Bourne. Because that's exactly what this movie felt like (even a lot of the Bourne crew worked on Quantum).

The cheap puns, the light wit, the shoot-at-the-camera opening - all gone. Hardly any stealth involved. No gadgetry. Even to say that there was a love scene in the movie is being more generous than I'm willing to go.

Now, I'm a little biased because I've been going through a bunch of the old Bond movies recently, but this movie abandons nearly all the themes that unite the previous installments. It abandons everything Bond, better or worse, and makes it into just another action movie, albeit a decent one. All I'm saying is, when I go to the movies to see a Bond movie, that's what I want. I could have stayed at home and watched Mission: Impossible or a Bourne movie.

Finally, the one element I will sort of defend them on is the title. The title Quantum of Solace is awful, obviously, but it is the name of an old Bond story, not merely something they pulled out of their butts to sound cool in the 21st century.

Update: trivia note: director Marc Foster also directed Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stranger than Fiction, and the Kite Runner.