The last of the eight theatrical features produced out of the "Man From U.N.C.L.E" TV series, "How To Steal The World" has some unusually (God) complex villains, some intelligent dialogue ("You pursue a merciful ideal....mercilessly"), and some thought-provoking ideas, but it suffers from a plodding pace, some technical faults in a few of the action scenes, certain not very well-explained parts of the ambitious plot (just how do they plan to make sure that every last person on earth inhales the "docility gas"?), and the sensation that the two leads, Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, do not seem to be fully engaged to the proceedings; there is hardly any of their customary byplay. ** out of 4.
Review of How to Steal the World
