i have read modesty blaise for several year now and collect number of the strip . after the fiasco movie make many year ago base on the first book modesty blaise i be surprise the result get this good . what i get be a movie not base on action or violence . the director have focus on history and psychology . how be modesty create base on the own tale and what part in her life be affect by her non childhood . i think this thougths will give a great understanding to the next ( i hope ) film . i simply love the movie old fashioned style . however everything wasn not that good and the gamble wasn not that good . almost boring and unreal . the acting could have be improve too . i be not think the bad guy in this movie felt real and the only reason he be there be so modesty could have someone to tell her story for . also they could have expand the movie and show more about when she build up the network but i will guess thats for the next movie . and please forgive me for my bad english .