Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

bkoganbing James Coburn found elusive stardom and top billing with Our Man Flint and its sequel film In Like Flint. He becomes the American version of James Bond and has to reluctantly save the world.He only gets his heart into the assignment after someone tries to kill him. Up to that point he's been ducking the assignment until a poison dart is shot at him and strikes Lee J. Cobb, nearly doing Cobb in.Science has run amuck with a group of scientists getting together and creating a climate control device. Their demands on the governments of the world, lay down your arms and submit to our benevolent rule as we know best. They've even created an island paradise and on first glance it looks like a place Coburn could love. The only problem is he likes pleasures unregulated, no one will tell him when and how much.Flint is an American James Bond, unlike Bond who leaves his indulgences when duty calls, Flint has to be coaxed. Lee J. Cobb dislikes the coaxing and Flint's undisciplined ways. Cobb overacts outrageously with tongue firmly in cheek as Derek Flint's harassed superior.Coburn too shows a wry sense of humor in his portrayal. In fact joining in the furniture chewing is Edward Mulhare, the head bad guy who just doesn't like sharing his black book, his "pleasure giving female units" with Flint.Not as stylish as the James Bond series, but still lots of fun.

SnoopyStyle Somebody is wrecking havoc on the weather. The ice caps are melting and the sea level is rising. The international organization Z.O.W.I.E. selects ex-agent Derek Flint (James Coburn) to investigate despite Cramden (Lee J. Cobb)'s objections. After a failed assassination attempt by Gila, Flint decides to take the job from Cramden. From 0008, he learns that it's bigger than SPECTRE. It's GALAXY.This is an outrageous spoof of the Bond franchise. The problem is that James Coburn isn't funny. I don't think he can deliberately tell a joke if his life depends on it. He just looks weird when he tries to have fun. Also I don't know how many comedies the director has made over the years. This is simply a Bond movie with crazier stuff. I'm not sure that there's a comedian in the bunch or a joke that is written well. The only thing I laughed at was the mentioning of Spectre. It's kind of funny especially coming from 0008.

fjaye969 Although "Our Man Flint" was billed as a spoof,it was too serious for its own good. When I hear "spoof,' I expect to see some really outrageous things -- taking conventions from the genre and then going over-the-top. Maxwell Smart comes to mind.But OMF lacked that sense of playfulness and fun. Sure, it had some silly touches (Z.O.W.I.E., the actor portraying Dr. Wu) but I think the movie would have benefited from developing them further; as it is, they were basically flat one-liners. An 83-function cigar lighter is a nifty concept -- but Flint could have/should have availed himself of many more of those functions. And the "villains" were on the weak side; more flamboyant characters (use the *original* Dr. Loveless as a reference point) could have certainly livened things up."Our Man Flint" is not a horrible movie by any stretch; just missing a certain "zing" factor.

Uriah43 A secret organization called "Galaxy" has found a way to manipulate the weather and is threatening to take over the world. So a secret agent by the name of "Derek Flint" (James Coburn) is called in to stop them. But to do that, he has to find out where their base of operations is in order to destroy it. Realizing that he is the only man that stands in their way, they send out their two main security agents named "Gila" (Gila Golan) and "Malcolm Rodney" (Edward Mulhare) to kill him. Failing that they seek to neutralize him by acquiring his "four weaknesses" as an insurance policy. Anyway, this film was obviously intended to capitalize on the popularity of the James Bond series and it succeeds to a certain degree. It is clever, sexy, funny and quite preposterous. As it was intended to be. James Coburn plays his part very well and although Gila Golan didn't star in very many notable films she is definitely one of the most beautiful actresses at the time. Be that as it may, while this film has a definite 60's flavor, I think it still manages to retain its charm and entertainment value.