My Name Is Modesty
by Scott Spiegel
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Actor: Alexandra Staden, Fred Pearson, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Raymond Cruz, Valentin TeodosiuDirector: Scott Spiegel
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Marcelo Anciano
Producer: Michael Berrow
Producer: Michelle Sy
Producer: Paul Berrow
Producer: Quentin Tarantino
Writer: Janet Scott Batchler
Writer: Lee Batchler
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
Published: 2004-09-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax
Movie Reviews of My Name Is Modesty
Movie Review: A Character ReBoot Years Before Batman and James Bond
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I bought the DVD when it first came out, and have watched it several times, I never wrote a review.
I loved it when I first saw it and I love it still.
Sadly, it seems it never made enough money to motivate anyone to do a follow-up. I assume QT still controls the rights, but after Kill Bill if he does a film that is as true to the source material as this film is, since it has another tough female lead, anyone not familiar with the character will see this as a let-down as they won't go into it prepared for what it is supposed to be.
Peter O'Donnell wrote his stories to focus more on character and psychological suspense rather than action thrillers.
The tug of wills between Modesty and Miklos is very true to the source material and is tense, suspensful and facinating to anyone who doesn't have to have gore and explosions. Alexandra did a great job in playing how O'Donnell's character would have taken control of the situation. Yes, she is younger than the written Modesty. Yes, there is no Willie Garvin. The reasons are that this is an origin story and takes place at least a decade before the first written Modesty Blaise. That could even explain why Staden's body is thinner than the character as written and drawn, which is an issue that a lot of O'Donnell fans seem to have with this film. Psychologically, though, I thought she nailed it.
I find this particularly ahead of the curve following the sorely needed reboots of Batman and James Bond. After 2 dismal earlier efforts, although the character isn't nearly as well known to the public as Batman and Bond, this is a reboot as well, and it is really sad that probably no more films about her will be made.
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