A very strong and memorable opening sequence (which I say in _spite_ of my general dislike of car chases) that unforuntately then gives way to a fairly bland and unmemorable plot. That said, the performances stay strong the whole way through, and leads Hammer and Cavill continuously and without fail make their every scene land -- especially the (many) fun bits. Because of that, the film ends up being quite enjoyable, and while its box office performance makes it a near impossibility, a follow-up that keeps their excellent chemistry going and wraps it inside an a bit more interesting plot, could have been something rather special. ( )

I grew up with repeats of the 1960s series and was always a fan, esp of David McCullum as Ilya. So I was interested to see the remake. It was an OK couple of hours but nothing special. ( )