10.8.10

the magnificent two (1967)


AKA What Happened at Campo Grande?
"We were doing quite all right until you opened your big mouth."
Eric and Ernie are two British salesman who go to South America to sell their products. While there they inadvertently become involved in a revolution to oust a brutal dictator, as Eric looks like Torez the rebel leader.
The duo's last attempt at a film career sees the same problems arise as their previous attempts. Where their tv comedy was based on a loose and spontanious flow. Here we have a rigid and constraining script, with none of the charisma charactised in their tv work. Mildly diverting, but nothing earth shattering.

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