Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) by Paul D — 23 Mar 2014

Lazenby clearly struggles to fill Connery's boots, although he does grasp the Bond character well and the producers have packed plenty of good action sequences to help things along.

This review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) was written by Paul D on 23 Mar 2014.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service has generally received positive reviews.

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