A train transporting $Billion in gold is hijacked by Count Massimo Contini's men. Linka Karensky (Elke Sommer) and Yu Rang are his loyal operatives. Matt Helm (Dean Martin) is task with finding the gold. Freya Carlson (Sharon Tate) presents herself as a bumbling tourism agent but is actually something more.
I really like the idea of Sharon Tate's character. At least, they stop the overuse of go-go dancing. There is a way to make a Matt Helm action thriller sexier than Bond with a bit of fun. This is dripping with sex. The plot loses drive somewhere in the middle and the movie stalls. I would have loved Martin to be forced to pair up with Tate earlier. They do have a fun chemistry together. It's funny that he keep shoving her head down during that shootout. This is slightly better than the third one if only for stopping the go-go dancathon. The franchise ends here and Tate would be killed a few months after this movie. The fantasy scenario would have Martin pairing up with Tate for a fifth installment.
I really like the idea of Sharon Tate's character. At least, they stop the overuse of go-go dancing. There is a way to make a Matt Helm action thriller sexier than Bond with a bit of fun. This is dripping with sex. The plot loses drive somewhere in the middle and the movie stalls. I would have loved Martin to be forced to pair up with Tate earlier. They do have a fun chemistry together. It's funny that he keep shoving her head down during that shootout. This is slightly better than the third one if only for stopping the go-go dancathon. The franchise ends here and Tate would be killed a few months after this movie. The fantasy scenario would have Martin pairing up with Tate for a fifth installment.