Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues Aceptable fumetti adaptation to big screen with the great casting to support this comic robbery plot,Monica Vitti is quite convincing as Modesty Blaise sexy and beauty,Terence Stamp is just pretty face and didn't add too much....but Dirk Bogarde play yourself through the movie and didn't need to strive...a nice surprise comes with unexpected Clive Revill on a double character both amusing deserves a best reviews,the kitsch style and pop score is quite appropriate for movie's purpose...Monica could be more hot,she had what to delivery....Resume: First watch: 1996 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 6.5

Enoch Sneed Obviously this was intended as an over-the-top spoof of extravagant 1960's crime and spy thrillers. As some reviewers have noted, if you watch it in isolation and forget the excellent source material it can be enjoyed on that level. Even so, a spoof does not have to be one long joke. There was room for some genuine suspense here, particularly at the climax, where Modesty and Willie escape from their cells and set out to foil arch-villain Gabriel. This would have given the film a sharp edge after all the camp hamming that went before.One of the problems seems to have been that (according to Terence Stamp's autobiography) Monica Vitti was totally lacking in physical co-ordination and just could not handle action scenes. This makes what should be her climactic confrontation with Mrs Fothergill a really limp effort - shot from above to allow a stunt double to do the work with awkward close-up inserts of Vitti and no true physical contact at all.Still, I always relish the sight of Dirk Bogarde pegged out in the desert calling out for "Champagne!" and squealing as the loyal McWhirter comes to the rescue: "I thought you were mother!" Good fun, but it could and should have been better

blanche-2 "Modesty Blaise" was worth watching for me for the eye candy of Dirk Bogarde and Terence Stamp. This type of glamorous, pop art spy film was all the fashion in the '60s, and I guess it's not surprising that Joseph Losey, unlikely a director as he may be for a film like this, got funding to do it.Modesty (Monica Vitti) is asked by the British government to go after some diamonds, which she agrees to do, with the help of her partner, Willie Garvin (Mr. Stamp of the dazzling blue eyes). They need to keep the evil Gabriel (Bogarde), previously believed dead, from stealing them.The film leaves one feeling flat, but it's not all bad. Other than a divine figure, it's unclear to me how Monica Vitti played as many starring roles as she did. She doesn't register much in the way of presence, no matter how many wigs and outfits she dons. And we're talking a lot of wigs and outfits. (She told Tony Curtis when they made a film, "I get top billing in Italy.") Clive Revill and Bogarde give very good performances, Bogarde donning a white wig. He loved working with Losey, and gave himself a strong back story for the part. Bogarde could be quite mannered, and it works well here. He's evil, warped, and silly as Gabriel.The other part of the film that I liked was the little song that Stamp and Vitti sang at different points in the film. It cracked me up. In the midst of imprisonment, escape, stealing, they're singing "The End (We Should Have)" and it's actually quite clever and funny.Other than that, there's not much to recommend "Modesty Blaise." It's pretty on the outside, empty on the inside.

Still_Fluxing I have been a fan of the Modesty Blaise comic for as long as I can remember, so when I stumbled across this movie adaptation a few years back, I just had to see it. I did, and I liked it a lot. Not as an adaptation, because it's nothing as it's comic and novel counterparts, but as an hilarious spoof of the whole sixties spy movie phenomena.Terrence Stamp as Willie Garvin is funny and cute, but he wouldn't stand a chance against the original. The same goes for Monica Vitti's Modesty who lacks the strenght of the real Modesty, but makes up for it in quirkiness.This movie is perfect for everyone who like the concept of a Bond-parody, but was disappointed with the crudeness of Austin Powers. It will also appeal to Modesty Blaise fans with a sense of humor, and of course to lovers of pop art.