This film begins with a little girl and her father blowing up everything British. It seems they are Irish revolutionaries and again and again, you see them attacking things in the UK and then later in their colonies. In what had to be British Honduras (Belize), the girl is now older and is played by Brigitte Bardot--a very, very odd choice to play an Irish lady! She is forced to blow up a bridge with her father on it, so soon she embarks on a solo career.
A bit later, Maria (Bardot) happens upon a French traveling show in Central America and another Maria (Jeanne Moreau) makes her part of her act. For now, the more lethal Maria stops killing people and spends her time singing and being wined and dined by various men. However, when the other Maria (Moreau) falls in love with a handsome revolutionary (George Hamilton), things change. Hamilton is soon killed by the cruel general and so Moreau vows to continue his revolution. It goes badly at first---until the mad bomber Maria joins the fight. Then the two ladies lead a successful revolution and become folk heroes.
The film is a bizarre combination of action, adventure, music and comedy. Frankly, I didn't think all that much of the comedy and didn't laugh at their exploits. It was mildly interesting but that's all. In fact, it all seemed a tad lightweight and silly.
This, to me, was a curious misfire from writer/director Louis Malle. The film is nothing like the more serious movies he was later known for and didn't particularly impress me. It is entertaining in a mindless sort of way and Bardot was a knockout to look at, but that's really about it.
A bit later, Maria (Bardot) happens upon a French traveling show in Central America and another Maria (Jeanne Moreau) makes her part of her act. For now, the more lethal Maria stops killing people and spends her time singing and being wined and dined by various men. However, when the other Maria (Moreau) falls in love with a handsome revolutionary (George Hamilton), things change. Hamilton is soon killed by the cruel general and so Moreau vows to continue his revolution. It goes badly at first---until the mad bomber Maria joins the fight. Then the two ladies lead a successful revolution and become folk heroes.
The film is a bizarre combination of action, adventure, music and comedy. Frankly, I didn't think all that much of the comedy and didn't laugh at their exploits. It was mildly interesting but that's all. In fact, it all seemed a tad lightweight and silly.
This, to me, was a curious misfire from writer/director Louis Malle. The film is nothing like the more serious movies he was later known for and didn't particularly impress me. It is entertaining in a mindless sort of way and Bardot was a knockout to look at, but that's really about it.