There is a thin line between the sort of unreality in the Bond movies of the era and that in this mish mash of sex and adventure. The film obviously was trying to capitalize on the Bond mania of the mid seventies with spooky bad guys, sexy bad girls, mysterious bad organizations and complicated bad motives. In short, it isn't very good. The average Bugs Bunny cartoon is less far fetched. There is some spectacular scenery and some dramatic mountaineering. But it's too long, too preposterous and too badly written and acted to make it worthwhile. If you want to assassinate somebody --- or "sanction" them --- is it really necessary to go mountain climbing with them. But then, if you didn't, the movie would last 15 minutes rather than almost two and a half hours. (Besidses, Clint Eastwood was never that young, was he?)
Review of The Eiger Sanction
