"Phenomenal And The Treasure Of Tutankamen" starts with a bang: the title character disposes of a boatful of drug runners with his swift martial arts moves. His full black body suit has one strange impracticality, though - erm, no eyeholes! - but I guess with your hero's face fully hidden it's easier to replace him with a trained stuntman during the more physically demanding scenes and nobody will know the difference. But there is another reason "Phenomenal" keeps his face so completely hidden: the movie doesn't want us to know who he (or she) is until the last 5 minutes! This could have been a killer gimmick if it was treated seriously, but the film's "plot" is so random and lacking in logic that ultimately it doesn't matter who Phenomenal is - it could have been Ruggero Deodato himself and the film wouldn't make any less sense.Of course it's clear that you're not supposed to take any of this seriously, but instead of being wacky fun this film is mostly a tough slog. Redeeming virtues: Lucretia Love, and Bruno Nicolai's supercool music score, which keeps the film going during some painfully slow parts. *1/2 out of 4.
