Bullseye!

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Bullseye!

A British-American action comedy. A story about spies who force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion. This is a hectic caper with farcical overtones. The job of the two leads was to convince us that their characters had con-artist identical doubles but, alas, it is not at all convincing. It plays out like an overlong misbegotten stage farce: numerous costume changes, loads of props, bad jokes, poor pacing, and a cut-price musical score. As an aside, it still begs a viewing even if only to see a £15m film budget burned and a vicarious pleasure of seeing the on-screen chemistry of pals Moore and Caine; one can believe the press reports there was a stagehand at the ready popping the cork every time Winner shouted "cut".

I think I laughed once at this film, watched it when I was ten or eleven, because it has a scene where one dog humps another. Other than that, I'd rather stab my eyes out with a biro than be forced to sit through it again. Go watch Monty Python instead, hell, even Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is better than this.

This film is a masterpiece - putting two of Britain's best and best loved actors together. Great comical storyline, typical Roger Moore charm and comedy with Caine bouncing off him contributing as much humour and quips throughout. Loaded all the way through and a must watch.

This movie is supremely inventive in the humour stakes. Roger Moore and Michael Caine wearing kilts! Wearing kilts in the vicinity of log tossers. Naturally, they are going to receive a log up the kilt at some point. Sure enough, the moment arrives as someone lifts a log as they both straddle it. The log goes up the kilts. The audience roll about in floods of tears, each receiving their own personal log up the kilt agony. A few minutes pass and we are treated to another log up the kilt victim. The humour then progresses to another person receiving a log up the kilt. The final scene involves several people straddling a log only to have someone lift up the log, giving the victims a log up the kilt.

This film is a real mess and that is especially disappointing considering that Moore and Caine work well together and the opening 25 minutes of the film are mildly entertaining. The basic premise of the film is that Caine and Moore both play dual roles, firstly as an evil pairing (scientists) and as a good pairing (con-men). It's a silly premise but it works well on its own terms at first but once the evil pair are aware of what the good pair is doing, the film disintegrates. The plot becomes more and more convoluted and incomprehensible as the film goes along and therefore all the potential entertainment is extinguished. Caine and Moore aren't to blame for the film's failure as they both give good performances; the fault lies with director Michael Winner. Even the cameo by John Cleese at the end is muffed.

No, this isn't the biopic of Jim Bowen & Tony Green but a good comedy with dual roles for Caine & Moore. Sometimes its good because its funny, sometimes its so bad its good. The pairing of the two British acting giants is worth 90 minutes of anyones time. This movie tries to hark back to the classic British comedies of old & succeeds in parts. If you take this film in the spirit it was made then you should be laughing & groaning in equal measures!

OK its not a oscar winner.its a Michael Winner.but this comedy has a great double act in Caine and Moore infact this is the first time i seen Moore do a comedy and he is quite excellent.a good supporting cast the script is more carry on than anything else and whats wrong with that.id sooner watch this than Trainspotting.