Except for Margaret Rutherford's wonderful performance (Oscar-winning), this bloated star fest is horrible, especially Elizabeth Taylor (in her worst performance), Rod Taylor, and Elsa Martinelli. Burton is acceptable and Welles is amusing, but what a script! A 4 out of 10. Best performance - Richard Burton. They made a lot of these character epics in the 60's and this one is the worst of the melodramatic lot; even the music sounds like it's from Ben-Hur. What a misguided waste of costumes and airport sets. I'm sure everyone was paid for a fortune for this mess and it's disgraceful. Maggie Smith is lovely as R. Taylor's loyal and loving secretary.
Review of The V.I.P.s
