The franchise from a galaxy far, far away has always echoed current events. Once again, it’s a space opera for our times.

Quantum of Solace is routinely ranked at the bottom of Daniel Craig’s tenure as James Bond — if not the bottom of all 007 adventures. But that’s not true on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film — which went into production with a barely finished script thanks to a writers’ strike — is actually slightly fresh.