Filmed in Tel Aviv, alleged comedy concerns wealthy ranch owner Sally Kellerman locking up access to the water well on her land until the villagers confess who murdered her husband; Tony Curtis and Louis Gossett Jr. are American mercenaries who try talking her out of it before the government gets involved (Curtis also likes Kellerman's 19-year-old daughter while Gossett gets a yen for the lady boss). Canadian-French-Israeli co-production has good performances by the three principals, also from John Vernon as Sally's would-be suitor, but the witless screenplay doesn't allow any of them to show off and have fun. Kellerman has a long, breathy speech at dinner that serves no purpose, while Curtis' courting of young Lisa Langlois hits a dead end. * from ****
