Fun. Big. Loud, Romantic. Silly. Great idea for a film. Sean Connery perfect as the Shiekh, for all his Scottish accent - he had more life than original choice Omar Sharif and more youth than Anthony Quinn. Candice Bergen is fine though once I heard Katherine Hepburn was who Milius originally wanted I kept wishing it was her. They could've had Hepburn, someone to play her daughter to have a romance, and kept the kids.
The film feels as though it is missing bits. Like a meeting between Bergen and Brian Keith (fabulous as Roosevelt). A developed subplot involving the kid (like have him be corrupted, or have him betray his mother.) A support character for Sean Connery - a sidekick or one of his wives.
I love how the supporting characters were gung ho Americans, like the marine captain and the diplomat. This is a film full of life with tongue in cheek... a sense of humour that Milius lost.
Easily one of Milius' best movies as director.
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