there a great deal of material from the modesty blaise comic and novel that would be great in a movie . unfortunately and several attempt have be make and they have fall short of the great potential in the character . so and no and this isn not the modesty you know from the comic strip ( currently reprint in nice edition from titan book ) . this be modesty some 5 or 6 year prior to the first strip and and from what you can piece together from her back story and it accurate . miramax have the movie right to the character and with quentin tarantino act a advocate and technical adviser . early draft of the miramax project attempt to adapt one of the best novel and but always manage to leave out some crucial element . tarantino wasn not happy with any of them and and offer to remove his name from the project so they could proceed . to the studio credit and they want to keep him in the process and since they know he get the character and her world . with the movie right close to expiration and they decide to try a very different approach . the result be my name be modesty and a small direct to video movie that introduce the character . the movie do not introduce willie garvin or sir gerald . these character be important to blaise adventure throughout most of the publish story . what this movie accomplish be show the strength of the character by herself . she never lose her composure and and you never doubt that she in charge even unarm in a room full of gangster with gun . most of the movie take place within a casino and which undoubtedly save money on the production . it doesn not matter . the film do not come across a cheap . instead and it give a fairly comprehensive ( and believable ) back story for the character and demonstrate just how far she think ahead . should miramax adapt any of the comic story or novel now and they have lay out the character background nicely and would not have to spend much time on her origin . i realize the word direct to video do not inspire confidence and but this film be well worth a look .