The final Dean Martin/Matt Helm spy-spoof is eons better than the previous one ("The Ambushers", one of the worst movies ever made), no thanks to the lovely supporting ladies: Elke Sommer (cool), Tina Louise (hot), Nancy Kwan (dangerous), and the delightful Sharon Tate (a professional scatterbrain). Tate's repartee with Dean Martin is in the love/hate style of 1930s comedies, quick quips and straight-faced one-liners, and she's a lovable cut-up with her placid demeanor. Dean Martin, once again, is strictly on auto-pilot, and the fight scenes (though choreographed by Bruce Lee!) are wooden, yet the movie has some laughs and clever gadgets. It's just too bad the producers of this series felt that a walk-through by their star and some attractive surroundings would suffice. These pictures could've been--and should've been--much funnier and classier. **1/2 from ****
Review of The Wrecking Crew
