Steve M
Joined Oct 2000
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Boris Karloff plays the lead in this quasi Dr Jackal / Mr Hyde tale - which is rather lamely called Rankin & Tennant.
However, even the great man himself cannot rescue this fundamentally flawed and dismal movie.
It beggars belief that by only screwing up his face Karloff(Tennant) can become unrecognisable to eyewitnesses that he questions only minutes later when playing the sober crime writer Mr Rankin.
Thank God that 'Hammer Horror' saved the British film industry from these "unsupervised" attempts at horror and suspense.
However, even the great man himself cannot rescue this fundamentally flawed and dismal movie.
It beggars belief that by only screwing up his face Karloff(Tennant) can become unrecognisable to eyewitnesses that he questions only minutes later when playing the sober crime writer Mr Rankin.
Thank God that 'Hammer Horror' saved the British film industry from these "unsupervised" attempts at horror and suspense.
Very weak British comedy. Reg Varney acts well to hold together this flimsy and to be quite frank quite uninspiring tale about a failed drag-act comedian who suffers illusions of grandeur. This film tries to mix drama with comedy and unfortunately fails to do either with much success.
This is the feeling I am left with after just watching this movie at the tender age of 25 years old.
As an Eight year old boy I remember being in tears when ET went home, and held my heart in my hand when he was escaping from the police in the memorable cycle chase.
Funny how Childhood distorts fact and Adulthood hampers invention.
The bottom line is that viewed without an ounce of imagination this film is dreadful and cringe worthy ... however with just a touch it becomes a delight.
This movie serves as a reminder that a great film is often the product of a lucid imagination and not always a servant to special effects and computer wizardry.
As an Eight year old boy I remember being in tears when ET went home, and held my heart in my hand when he was escaping from the police in the memorable cycle chase.
Funny how Childhood distorts fact and Adulthood hampers invention.
The bottom line is that viewed without an ounce of imagination this film is dreadful and cringe worthy ... however with just a touch it becomes a delight.
This movie serves as a reminder that a great film is often the product of a lucid imagination and not always a servant to special effects and computer wizardry.