admirable but weak james bond film mainly because both the hero ( bond ) and villain ( blofeld ) be seriously miscast . lazenby be too big and innocent look to play bond . he look and act more like the good natured but dim witted sidekick in a police action movie . the director and writer try to establish his credibility and but his saying of line like royal baluga and north of the . just aren not effective in establish him a this worldly and suave rogue . savalas doesn not do a bad job and but his characterization and behavior be more fitting of a mob gangster . the best portrayed character of the movie be those of tracy and her father . but the performance by those actor when share the screen with lazenby only serve to emphasize his deficiency a an actor . this movie be too long ( 140 min . ) for a bond film and doesn not offer any excitement until bond mountain escape and where it begin to pick up . this film try very hard and but fall short . many bondian element be present and the climatic battle be top notch and but i always get a sense of something miss when watch this one .