On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the most emotionally mature and heartbreaking of the Bond films, bringing the character to new highs (and new lows). While Bond's character is developed to a level rarely seen in any of the films, George Lazenby is a doofus, plain and simple. He's just painfully bland compared to the charm and swagger that Sean Connery spoiled us with. The film is a bloated 140 minutes, with much of the runtime dedicated to Bond uncovering Blofeld's rather idiotic plot for global domination--boring and childish. I like Savalas, but I found his Blofeld to be tiresome. The production is polished, with excellent action set pieces (great, but few) and some fantastic special effects (avalanche!). This may be the best Bond score John Barry ever did. And I'm hard-pressed to think of a lovelier, sexier, or smarter Bond girl than Diana Rigg. She's the only Bond girl I've ever become emotionally invested in. It's a shame they had to waste such an incredible production on such a lame Bond.
7/10
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