OSS 117 prend des vacances

This film begins with OSS Agent 117 "Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath" (Luc Merenda) deciding to take a much need vacation at his aunt's house in the country. Upon his arrival he is subdued by several men and replaced by someone who looks identical to him. Fortunately, he manages to somehow escape from his captors and kills his duplicate without anybody becoming suspicious. So after contacting his headquarters he is sent to Brazil to ascertain why someone wants him eliminated. What he doesn't know is just how important his death is to these people and just how determined they are to finish what they started. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this is easily the worst addition to the series as it consisted of awful direction, a weak script and sloppy camera work. Worst of all, the extremely bad editing gave the entire film a fragmented look which made the plot seem almost incomprehensible at times. Along with that, Luc Merenda turned out to be a poor choice for the lead role as well. Admittedly, there were a couple of attractive actresses included in this movie with Rossana Ghessa ("Anna") and Elsa Martinelli (as "Elsa") standing out the most. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to overcome the obvious flaws in this film and I have rated it accordingly. Below average.