Roger Moore plays a bearded, eccentric Scottish millionaire and renowned Mr Fix-It who the British government reluctantly deploys along with his specialist outfit to re-capture two oil rigs being held by mercenaries (principally Tony Perkins as the group's leader, and the coke-bottle bespectacled Michael Parks as the ubiquitous "computer geek" if you're familiar with the stereotype from these type of movies).
Not as energetic as "Golden Rendezvous", "The Wild Geese" or others of the ilk, Moore takes a brief departure from his usual womanising persona, as an arrogant and self-professed misogynist who suits himself; only the smug, self-serving nature is retained from his better known alter ego. Perkins is an unusual choice for the role of mercenary, and the similarities between his and the subsequent Tommy Lee Jones character from "Under Siege" won't go unnoticed as he spends most of the movie sitting in a chair directing proceedings in situ, essentially a non-participant of the ensuing action. James Mason, George Baker, David Hedison, Jack Watson and Faith Brook co-star.
Unusual setting for a familiar plot, there's no surprises nor much suspense in Andrew V.McLaglen's picture and despite the talented and eclectic cast assembled, in my opinion, it's pretty bland and mediocre.
Not as energetic as "Golden Rendezvous", "The Wild Geese" or others of the ilk, Moore takes a brief departure from his usual womanising persona, as an arrogant and self-professed misogynist who suits himself; only the smug, self-serving nature is retained from his better known alter ego. Perkins is an unusual choice for the role of mercenary, and the similarities between his and the subsequent Tommy Lee Jones character from "Under Siege" won't go unnoticed as he spends most of the movie sitting in a chair directing proceedings in situ, essentially a non-participant of the ensuing action. James Mason, George Baker, David Hedison, Jack Watson and Faith Brook co-star.
Unusual setting for a familiar plot, there's no surprises nor much suspense in Andrew V.McLaglen's picture and despite the talented and eclectic cast assembled, in my opinion, it's pretty bland and mediocre.