This isn't what I expected when I read the VHS box art. It says 1996 but it's actually an Italian 1967 James Bond ripoff. Lots of goofy gadgets and technology that I dig, hot women and a cool evil society poised for world domination. Sean Connery's little brother Neil plays the reluctant surgeon turned spy here and just to capitalize on 007's success his name in the film is even Neil Connery as well. Not only that but he's also referenced as the brother of the British spy agency's greatest agent "Oh Oh... something or other". Not to mention a lot of actors from previous Bond films were somehow convinced to be in this.

Although there is some goofy fun to be had here, it suffers from terrible editing. So many weird and out of place cuts are made that it's up to the viewer to try and pick up the pieces of what's left and attempt to make sense of a big mess. There's lots of threads that are never even addressed as if it was originally a much longer movie and a blind man was brought into the editor's both to squeeze it down to a reasonable length. It's ok as a random curiosity, but apart from the excellent Morricone soundtrack, I can't recommend it.

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