No boredom for Matt

Kakueke

In this one, Matt Helm's antagonist is Count Contini, a gold smuggler, played by Nigel Green.  He is aided by his gang of thugs and two female sidekicks, Linka (Elke Sommer) and Gwen Ya-Rang (Nancy Kwan). As might be expected, both try to seduce Matt, offering fake carrots.  Interestingly for a Matt Helm movie, however, Linka is a rare woman in Matt's orbit who is the recipient, rather than initiator, of the first display of interest. Earlier, there is a nice scene in which Lola Medini (Tina Louise), a former associate of Contina, seduces Matt in connection with the intrigue.

Ultimately, it is Freya Carlson (Sharon Tate) who gets her man.  She is a Danish tourist agent who leads Matt around in fulfilling his duties.  Like Stella Stevens in "The Silencers," she is initially quite clumsy, and is involved in a nice wetlook scene (actually, so is Linka).  Freya helps Matt foil the villains.

I'm focusing mostly on the women here, but hey, you can hardly beat this bunch in this male fantasy series.  The only Bond movie that can rival this group is "Thunderball."

score 9/10

Kakueke 14 March 2002

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0109907/