Judi Dench Finds It Hard to Follow 'Quantum of Solace' Plot

[Blowfeld]

13 September 2010 9:08 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Dame Judi Dench shares Bond fans' frustration over "Quantum of Solace" - because she struggled to follow the plot too. Daniel Craig's second outing as the suave superspy, the follow-up to 2006's "Casino Royale", baffled many cinemagoers with its speedy direction, fast-paced action scenes and intricate storyline.

And Dench, who plays 007's demanding boss M in the movie, sympathizes with viewers. She found it hard to keep up with as well.

She tells Britain's The Times Magazine, "Yes, I know, it was hard, wasn't it? I didn't have a clue what was going on. I just did my bit, as I was told. I should know though, shouldn't I, being all-knowing, all-seeing M." »

- AceShowbiz.com

Intricate storyline? Incoherent more like!

[katied]

I'll be interested to see how this is received elsewhere. It wouldn't surprise me if Dame Judi's M was mysteriously killed off and we get a new M for Bond 23.

[Mazer Rackham]

Almost forgot about this one

Dench Dismisses Soul-Searching Acting

British actress Dame Judi Dench dismisses soul-searching theatre techniques, because she believes acting is about exploring a character as opposed to drawing out qualities from within. Dench is convinced the character should be more important than the actor but admits her feelings are nothing in comparison to those held by her Ladies In Lavender co-star Dame Maggie Smith - who brands such techniques as akin to "w**king". She says, "Acting is about the exploration of character rather than simply a projection of self. I was in New York with Maggie Smith recently, promoting a film, and we were asked about the Sanford Meisner school of acting which is based on ruthless self-exploration. Maggie, in her unique way, said, 'Oh, we have that in England, too. We call it w**king."

What does that say about Danny Boy?

Babs loves Dench. She isn't going anywhere unless she doesn't want to come back. Which is entirely possible. She was ready to leave years ago.

[katied]

Elsewhere there have been a few calls of(paraphrasing here) "Fire her a**!". I'm not surprised.

[Omega]

Another in the Bond family who feels free to dish on QoS. I smell Reboot

[katied]

The number of people who have spoken keeps getting bigger and bigger.I find that rather telling.