Bust

Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)

Directed by Ken Annakin this film has a large cast including Tony Curtis, Terry Thomas, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. People from various countries with various motivations enter a rally across Europe to Monte Carlo.

Essentially this film cribs a lot from Annakin's earlier Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1965) but has neither the script or the cast of the previous film. As a comedy the film is sadly lacking, while it has funny moments they are not numerous enough and the plot lacks a real drive to keep the film ticking over. All in all it is hard not to look at this film as the inferior younger brother of it's predecessor.

2/5