Review of Billion Dollar Brain (1967) by Sarah O — 19 Jun 2011

I am generally not a fan of spy movies or anything closely resembling James Bond. Harry Palmer is British counterintelligence, and from the opening credits, appears to be a ladies' man. Kind of. Harry Palmer is different in that he does not employ a lot of fancy gadgets, but instead uses his well-placed connections to get himself out of jams.

I had the pleasure of seeing this in the theatre on the big screen. In this installment in the series, Texas billionaire General Midwinter, decides to eliminate Communism on his own by employing a private army. Palmer gets embroiled in this scheme that treatens to bring on World War 3.

Very entertaining. Quick pacing with just the right amount of humor sprinkled in makes this a spy film for the anti-Bond crowd. I can't wait to see the other films in this series.