"My Name Is Modesty"

Last night I watched Quentin Tarantino's 2002 film "My Name Is Modesty", which tells the story of Modesty Blaise's origins. I discovered Modesty a few years ago, thru my friend Susan de Guardiola, who heartily recommended this direct-to-video movie. It's my understanding that Peter O'Donnell - Modesty's creator - wasn't quite happy with it although I'm not sure why. Maybe he felt that Alexandra Staden wasn't quite right for the part. Someone like Eva Green might have been closer to the way he envisionned her. Nevertheless, it's a nice old-fashioned adventure, and it's a shame that Tarantino and Neil Gaiman were never able to do the theatrical film they had been working on, but I enjoyed this story. In fact, I enjoyed it so much hat I just bought it on Alibris, and will put it next to 1997's equally old-fashioned-in-a-good-way "The Saint".