This sequel to The Mouse that Roared is probably best remembered as an early work from Richard Lester. Peter Sellers didn't return and his absence his felt - it's simply not as funny to watch Margaret Rutherford as the Queen, or Bernard Cribbins as the daggy love interest and even June Ritchie isn't as good as Jean Seberg. Terry Thomas has a glorified cameo as a British spy - maybe they could've tried him in multiple parts?
There's no real romance like there was between Sellers and Seberg. It takes an hour before the rocket takes off. There's no charm. Some okay jokes. The space race jokes are of their time.
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