GUNS OF DARKNESS is another 'escape the revolution' type movie which offers David Niven a standard heroic role complete with stiff upper lip and beautiful woman on arm (the spiky Leslie Caron). The two find themselves caught in a South American country during a violent coup, at which point they flee for the border with the deposed president in tow. It's a decent premise, adapted from a novel, but the execution is somehow faulty here and the end result is more than a little dull. The film lacks momentum and cuts between outdoorsy action and endless dialogue scenes written to crudely further the plot. The best bit is the river set-piece in which our characters find themselves trapped on a sinking jeep in quicksand-like conditions.
Review of Guns of Darkness
