Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) by Kj P — 22 Oct 2015

Overlong, choppily edited, helming sloppy action, and a plot that is very preposterous and far too self-aware, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is is a very weak entry in the bond canon, although it arguably has some of the best sequecnes.

After a string of five very original stories, the fans get this, which completely goes against the personality of it's lead character. George Lazenby is not a terrible actor, but he is a terrible choice for James Bond.

The previous films focussed on one Bond girl, when in this film, I swear I counted at least 10. The pacing is ridiculous and the plot sometimes makes no sense. Sure, the filmmakers work with what they had, which was a horrible crew.

This film is the epitome of a series low. "On Her majesty's Secret Service" is a serviceable flick for fans, especially for the action, but it is quite the letdown in other regards. I will give it some slight props for their effort though.