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The Eiger Sanction (1975)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 10/10

10/10: As realistic as the rock climbing scenes are in The Eiger Sanction, the assassin subplot has been rendered a secondary, perhaps tertiary, element.

I was thinking the entire time, "Why not just make the movie be about mountaineering?" That'll be awesome because the climbing scenes are impressive. Hence, it's a missed opportunity for Clint Eastwood who actually did the stunts himself which heightens the realism.

However, for a professional seasoned assassin, his character is sure clumsy. Elsewhere, Vonetta McGee is useless as Jemima, but I like George Kennedy as he keeps things lively. Yet there's too much misogyny going on.

All in all, file The Eiger Sanction under "Could Have Been."

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