Agent Sigma 3 - Mission Goldwalther (1967)

A weak Eurospy, 23 April 2017

A scientist who has just invented a new ray gun has been kidnapped. Secret agent Charles Butler (Jack Taylor), also known as Agent Sigma 3, is put on the case. His investigation will take him from Rome to Barcelona with a few other stops in between. Can Taylor find the scientist before he and his invention are "sold" to the highest bidder?

As a rule, I love Eurospy films. Some of my favorites include the Ken Clark movies, the Tony Kendall / Brad Harris movies, and just about anything with Margaret Lee. I even like many that most people don't. But, I am not a fan of Agent Sigma 3. Why? Well, to begin, I don't care for Jack Taylor. He's about as dull a secret agent as I've run across. There's nothing exciting about him. Next, the plot is pretty empty. Characters go from one place to the other without much of anything happening. There aren't any attempts at a big spy- type set-piece. Third, speaking of characters, I had trouble distinguishing who was who. Most of the characters are interchangeable. Finally, the fight scenes are so poorly choreographed, they're totally unconvincing.

There are, however, a couple of positives I feel I should mention. First, the chain-smoking Silvia Solar is always fun to watch. I also enjoyed her performance in Danger Death Ray. Second, I did like the very final scene when the twist of sorts was revealed. It was easily the most interesting point in the entire plot.

4/10