Bond girl Olga Kurylenko said Quantum of Solace is full of action which the audience will enjoy. Kurylenko enjoyed her character's independence: "This woman is very different. She is independent from Bond. It's her own mission in the film. She is really focussed on getting to her goal and quite strong physically." She was amazed by the landscapes the film took the crew to. "There was no vegetation whatsoever. It was just dry. I more impressed by that than just green everywhere cos I've never really seen that in my life." Quantum of Solace is unique in that it's the first film not to be directly based on an Ian Fleming novel, and also the first to be a sequel.