6/10
"Espionage isn't all James Bond on Her Majesty's Secret Service"
12 February 2017
That's what Roger Moore says in this film before he even became James Bond. Ha ha. It's a classic film moment. In this film, Moore has a high-powered job but he's a little dull in his bowler hat life routine. However, after he has a car crash, there seems to be a second Moore living a parallel life to him, meeting with people he knows and even his wife and children. We mainly watch the film from the perspective of the dulloid Moore and follow his descent into paranoia.

His doppelganger is a more cunning version of himself – jumping in to bed with the ladies (of course) and craftily manipulating business deals. His servant is that bloke from "Mind Your Language" – you know, "Max" the Greek guy. We don't see much of the doppelganger but are aware of his presence throughout the film and this keeps the mystery going. The music is fun but the actual story is complete nonsense with no attempt to tie up the ludicrous plot. It doesn't matter – just approach it with an awareness that this isn't realistic and go with the flow.
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