Review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) by Simon A — 16 Sep 2011

OHMSS is a silly, overlong, overly faithful and cliche driven romance that is executed with the lackluster performance of George Lazenby.

This review of On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) was written by Simon A on 16 Sep 2011.

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

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