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One Of The Worst British Features, 20 July 2001

Author: james webster (aliandweb@yahoo.com) from London, England

A good contender for possibly the worst British feature film of all time (although 'Peter's Friends' makes me cringe as well). An interesting plot about a man suffering from a numerological curse is rendered ridiculous by the ludicrously low budget. The film has narration from Terence Alexander throughout as he hangs out in an office relating the plot and all the action occurs off screen, you just have to make do with Terence's rundown and endless shots of him writing mathematical sums on a piece of paper. There is lots of mismatched stock footage and even stills with poor ghostly animation over the top, as if the budget would not even at times stretch to moving images. It's a bit like listening to a radio play while someone projects random images onto a wall. An underwhelming experience.

A Real Oddity..., 23 February 2007

Author: ronevickers from United Kingdom

First of all, it's rather difficult to disagree with the previous reviewer over much of his comments. However, despite glaringly obvious faults, this little offering is not without some merit. Admittedly, it seems to have been cobbled together one afternoon, when everyone concerned was sheltering from a heavy downpour, but it still manages to convey a certain creepy atmosphere of its very own. This was probably brought about by the very nature of its basic, scraped-together production. In the lead role, Terence Alexander plays the part literally as if he is learning the art of acting by numbers! In spite of the grainy, crackly print, his wife (Lesley Ormond)still manages to look fetching in her best ball gown! The tour-de-force is provided by the butler, who looks and sounds as though he is an escaped mechanical waxwork model from Madame Tussauds!! And, although the narrative is stilted to say the least, and the stock footage decidedly dodgy, the film does manage to steadily move along towards quite an effectively shiver-inducing climax. It is very very difficult to track down but, for any fans of this genre, this brief little oddity is worth a look.

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