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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Terrific, light-hearted adventure thriller from 1969: Scripted by two of the writers from The Saint, and of course, staring Roger Moore, `Crossplot' is naturally dated - being set in Swinging London - but is nevertheless a rollicking yarn. It takes about twenty minutes to get going, and includes a cheesy chase in an antique car, but there is plenty of running from bad guys and lots of gun-touting and witty quips - pretty much what Moore would get up to in his era as Bond. Francis Matthews (before he played Paul Temple) is here as the bad guy, as is Lovejoy's Dudley Sutton. It's worthy of note that Bernard Lee (M from the Bond films) plays Moore's boss.
The plot is as follows: Gary Fenn (Moore) is a London advertising executive who needs to book a model for an advertising campaign. He accidentally selects a Hungarian beauty named Marla. She is an illegal immigrant and thinks someone is trying to killer - a suspicion proved correct when she is almost thrown from the top of a building. It turns out that she has overheard an assassination plot. A murder occurs and soon she and Fenn are both running from bad guys, trying to avoid getting killed all while deciphering a cryptic clue in a bid to prevent the assassination.
It's very similar in tone to Charade with Cary Grant and Arabesque with Gregory Peck, the latter also set in Swingin' London. Although it didn't fair well at the box office upon its release, and Moore concedes in his autobiography that the script wasn't exactly right, it does make for an entertaining hour and a half. It feels very much like an extended episode of The Saint - but that's no bad thing, and if you're a fan of that than you'll like this too.
The plot is as follows: Gary Fenn (Moore) is a London advertising executive who needs to book a model for an advertising campaign. He accidentally selects a Hungarian beauty named Marla. She is an illegal immigrant and thinks someone is trying to killer - a suspicion proved correct when she is almost thrown from the top of a building. It turns out that she has overheard an assassination plot. A murder occurs and soon she and Fenn are both running from bad guys, trying to avoid getting killed all while deciphering a cryptic clue in a bid to prevent the assassination.
It's very similar in tone to Charade with Cary Grant and Arabesque with Gregory Peck, the latter also set in Swingin' London. Although it didn't fair well at the box office upon its release, and Moore concedes in his autobiography that the script wasn't exactly right, it does make for an entertaining hour and a half. It feels very much like an extended episode of The Saint - but that's no bad thing, and if you're a fan of that than you'll like this too.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Hmm, I almost really liked this cheap 60s hash of a thriller. Was it because of a handsome and debonair Roger Moore in his best tongue in cheek mode? Or the loose jokey screenplay? Or the semi humorous look at the decade's most characteristic obsessions such as fashion, sex, drugs and liberty, student protest marches, radical politics, intrigue and espionage? Or was it the cheerful cheapness of it all, with the production values of a cheap cinema car sales advert of the period? Possibly all these are good reasons for liking it, despite the thing being incomprehensible as a thriller and shabbily constructed. Moore wasn't the only one with his tongue glued to his cheek in this wonderfully awful Austin Powers prototype semi-spoof political intrigue thriller. Probably not as much fun as the out and out spoof films of The Man From Uncle but more nostalgic for us Brits, as it has some memorable London location scenes. Gives a nod and a wink to some big films of the era, Blow Up and The Ipcress File being the most apparent. Doesn't take itself at all seriously and Roger seems to enjoy this light hearted role.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Exciting and fast-paced movie starring Roger Moore.
This probably needs a second viewing in order to follow the complicated plot - the story unfolds rather fast and so does not give much time to take things in! Plenty of action and lots of humour in this. Stars some big names including; Norman Eshley, Derek Francis, a stunning Ursula Howells, Bernard Lee, Francis Matthews and Michael Robbins.
It's easy to forget until you see a picture like this how handsome Roger Moore was - and how fit he was too in his forties here - but with the looks and agility of a guy in his twenties!
Good fun movie!
This probably needs a second viewing in order to follow the complicated plot - the story unfolds rather fast and so does not give much time to take things in! Plenty of action and lots of humour in this. Stars some big names including; Norman Eshley, Derek Francis, a stunning Ursula Howells, Bernard Lee, Francis Matthews and Michael Robbins.
It's easy to forget until you see a picture like this how handsome Roger Moore was - and how fit he was too in his forties here - but with the looks and agility of a guy in his twenties!
Good fun movie!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Argh, no!
Absolutely no redeeming features, apart from Claudie Lange's bottom.
Even Alexis Kanner, who was considered too edgy for Softly Softly & later starred in The Prisoner &... Read more
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Published 1 month ago by D. J. Walker
Undemanding comfort viewing
Crossplot is a modestly entertaining diversion that didn't make much noise back in 1969 but did, in a roundabout way, inspire The Persuaders when co-producers Roger Moore and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Trevor Willsmer
Moore is Less
Crossplot was the first cinematic outing for Roger Moore after many years playing The Saint on the small screen, and as the star admits in his autobiography, it was not a great... Read more
Published 6 months ago by DJC
Roger Moore is no Saint.
Gary Fenn (Moore) is a suave advertising executive enjoying the high life and working with Marla, a beautful model played by Claudia Lange, on a big new campaign. Read more
Published 17 months ago by George Field
Not one of Moore's greatest
This is one of the two films that Roger Moore made between The Saint and The Persuaders. The other one (The Man Who Haunted Himself) is excellent, with Moore giving the performance... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2009 by Bismaquer
Fast and action-packed movie!
Exciting and fast-paced movie starring Roger Moore.
This probably needs a second viewing in order to follow the complicated plot - the story unfolds rather fast and so... Read more
This probably needs a second viewing in order to follow the complicated plot - the story unfolds rather fast and so... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
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