My Name Is Modesty (2004)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x368 | XviD @ 1832 Kbps | 74 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English (+SDH), Dutch, German, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian
Genre: Action, Thriller
DVDRip | MKV | 720x368 | XviD @ 1832 Kbps | 74 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1 @ 384 Kbps | Subs: English (+SDH), Dutch, German, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Scott Spiegel
Writers: Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler
Stars: Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz
When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, Modesty Blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker.
I enjoyed this film. It was a joy to see a version so close to the vision of Peter O'Donnell.
A number of people have disliked the film, but it has to be seen in context of the origin story that it is. The film uses flashback to show the young Modesty and the events that shaped her into the woman that she became. Before the Network. Before Willie Garvin.
The pace is a trifle slow, and for my taste not enough tension is developed in the present day scenes. However this is acceptable just to get such a faithful version.
If you like Modesty Blaise, you will enjoy it even with its faults, if you just want an action flick with car chases - forget it.
It has the feeling of being the first of a franchise, but as I have never seen it promoted anywhere, I suspect there will be no more to follow. Sadly.
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