Vesper is introduced as some sort of stockbroker, kinda sorta anticipating GreenVesper's job working for the Treasury in the remake. Is this Vesper maybe actually Rita, the parachutist character from What's New Pussycat? That character was identified as a 'close personal friend of James Bond', which would fit in with this films continuity where she is indeed a friend of NivenBond. The original Bondgirl returns, albeit playing a different character, and not Fleming's Vesper Lynd either. Some very good actors this movie, dozens and dozens, but a few of them shall end up in the CON category. McTarry Castle, the Berlin scenes, the villain's headquarters beneath the Casino are all incredible sets. Incredible set design, costumes, and general visual aesthetic. Animated credits are pretty good too, to the toon of Alpert's music. Classic poster and promotional artwork by Robert McGinnis. If the film were edited down to just the scene where the song plays through, it'd be a much better movie.

One of the sexiest songs ever recorded, and arguably better than any BondSongs Barry ever wrote. After several tease, the song is played in full once Peter Sellers is introduced. The Look of Love: when the song is first teased (about 45 minutes in when Ursula Andress first appears), it looks as if a good film is about to break through. Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield and Herb Alpert's music.