the lack of the usual direction and production slaps you in the face from the start. the older bond connery is suave and sexy as usual but seems a little long in the tooth to be a double o agent. non of the original cast are present and if you take away the name "bond" you actually just have a very poor film. true oo7 fans will hate this as i did. glad its not part of the box set.

The BBFC strike again and remove 8 seconds of the film because of the horse landing in the water. Only the UK and Australian versions are cut. The film is a disappointment in any case despite the involvement of sitcom legends Clement and La Frenais and the great Len Deighton. The film only raises any interest at all because of Connery's sheer magnetism